Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,526,400 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,526,129 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
1,526,129 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 1,526,400 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 18,316,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,313,545 KWD per year, or 1,526,129 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 15935616
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 14928192
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 14745024
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 14103612
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10715328
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10542989
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 10258039
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 9964052
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9700323
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9675576
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9638974
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9493523
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9485778
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 9386118
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9252801
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9163058
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 8973951
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 8883243
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8796611
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7577731
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6848470
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6748946
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6596792
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9773622
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8519068
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 16483032
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 15203951
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 14289734
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 12383297
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 11910152
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 11907292
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 11906424
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 11373839
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 11176517
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 10997816
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10812696
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10082960
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9879555
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9713803
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9557763
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2174696
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16212090
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13279852
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12298629
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12228505
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 11907400
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11905918
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11843557
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11221459
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11180045
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11133267
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 10997566
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10453280
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13325525
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 12821915
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12497645
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12459125
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12116869
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 11906598
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11264922
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11152562
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11100454
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 10990431
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10077291
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10075336
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 18312382
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 18313545
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 18130892
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 17400960
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 17400960
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 16851456
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 13737685
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 13737658
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10667946
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9165914
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%.