Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,507,888 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,507,617 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
1,507,617 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 1,507,888 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 18,094,656 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,091,401 KWD per year, or 1,507,617 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 15742351
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 14747145
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 14566198
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 13932561
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10585374
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10415135
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 10133638
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 9842828
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9582780
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9558240
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9522126
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9378452
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9370818
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 9272332
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9140618
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9051965
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 8865259
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 8775558
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8689982
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7485986
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6765433
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6667153
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6516820
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9655219
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8415837
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 16283103
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 15019572
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 14116461
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 12233128
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 11765758
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 11762898
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 11762030
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 11235925
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 11041009
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 10864530
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10681633
41.0%
11
China
KWD 9960781
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9759835
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9596067
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9441962
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2149134
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16015474
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13118798
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12149515
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12080224
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 11763006
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11761524
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11699941
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11085395
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11044543
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 10998346
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 10864280
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10326554
42.9%
12
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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%.