Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,534,502 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,534,231 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
1,534,231 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 1,534,502 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 18,414,024 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,410,769 KWD per year, or 1,534,231 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 16020201
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 15007430
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 14823289
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 14178474
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10772204
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10598946
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 10312485
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 10017107
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9751767
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9726930
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9690114
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9543885
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9536091
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 9435918
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9301899
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9211679
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9021521
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 8930372
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8843279
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7617885
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6884812
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6784744
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6631792
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9825443
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8564248
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 16570534
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 15284647
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 14365568
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 12449021
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 11973348
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 11970488
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 11969619
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 11434199
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 11235824
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 11056150
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10870057
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10136433
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9931952
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9765332
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9608445
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2185884
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16298141
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13350340
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12363891
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12293402
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 11970596
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11969113
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11906412
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11281008
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11239350
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11192317
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11055901
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10508743
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13396256
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 12889972
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12563983
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12525257
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12181183
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 11969794
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11324714
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11211756
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11159371
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11048765
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10130764
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10128809
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 18409606
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 18410769
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 18227144
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 17493323
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 17493323
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 16940902
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 13810603
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 13810576
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10724570
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9214526
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%.