Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,528,800 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,528,529 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
1,528,529 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 1,528,800 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 18,345,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,342,345 KWD per year, or 1,528,529 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 15960672
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 14951664
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 14768208
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 14125788
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10732176
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10559565
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 10274167
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 9979768
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9715562
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9690788
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9654123
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9508441
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9500682
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 9400870
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9267345
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9177460
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 8988043
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 8897203
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8810435
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7589626
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6859235
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6759550
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6607160
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9788973
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8532451
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 16508952
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 15227855
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 14312198
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 12402766
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 11928872
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 11926012
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 11925144
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 11391719
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 11194085
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 11015096
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10829688
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10098800
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9895076
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9729067
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9572776
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2178010
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16237580
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13300732
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12317961
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12247729
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 11926120
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11924638
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11862176
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11239099
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11197613
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11150759
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11014846
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10469709
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13346477
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 12842075
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12517296
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12478715
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12135920
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 11925318
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11282634
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11170097
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11117906
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11007711
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10093131
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10091176
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 18341182
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 18342345
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 18159404
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 17428320
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 17428320
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 16877952
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 13759285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 13759258
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10684720
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9180314
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%.