Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,498,500 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,498,229 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,498,229 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 1,498,500 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 17,982,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 17,978,745 KWD per year, or 1,498,229 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 15644340
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 14655330
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 14475510
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 13845816
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10519470
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10350297
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 10070551
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 9781351
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9523170
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9498735
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9462869
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9320097
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9312519
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 9214628
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9083727
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 8995626
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 8810138
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 8720948
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8635907
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7439459
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6723322
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6625673
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6476264
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9595174
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8363485
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 16181712
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 14926067
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 14028590
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 12156973
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 11692532
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 11689672
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 11688804
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 11165984
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 10972289
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 10796936
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10615167
41.0%
11
China
KWD 9898820
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9699122
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9536359
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9383236
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2136171
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 15915765
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13037122
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12073895
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12005026
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 11689780
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11688298
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11627108
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11016394
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 10975825
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 10929923
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 10796686
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10262288
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13081958
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 12587555
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12269203
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12231395
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 11895399
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 11688978
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11059020
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 10948719
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 10897569
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 10789551
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 9893151
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 9891196
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 17977582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 17978745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 17799440
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 17082900
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 17082900
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 16543440
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 13486585
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 13486558
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10472955
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 8998514
50.0%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.