Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,512,168 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,511,897 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
1,511,897 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 1,512,168 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 18,146,016 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,142,761 KWD per year, or 1,511,897 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 15787034
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 14789003
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 14607543
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 13972108
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10615419
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10444695
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 10162400
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 9870855
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9609956
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9585368
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9549142
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9405057
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9397397
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 9298640
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9166555
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9077649
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 8890389
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 8800455
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8714635
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7507197
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6784631
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6686063
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6535309
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9682594
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8439704
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16060932
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13156034
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12183991
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12114507
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 11796390
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11794908
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11733145
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11116853
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11075871
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11029540
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 10895096
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10355854
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13201280
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 12702367
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12381115
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12342958
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12003895
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 11795589
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11159889
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11048580
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 10996961
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 10887960
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 9983360
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 9981404
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 18141598
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 18142761
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 17961816
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 17238715
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 17238715
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 16694335
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 13609597
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 13609570
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10568480
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9080522
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%.