Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,584,006 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,583,735 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
1,583,735 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 1,584,006 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 19,008,072 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 19,004,817 KWD per year, or 1,583,735 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 16537023
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 15491579
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 15301498
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 14635891
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 11119722
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10940847
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 10645151
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 10341279
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 10066096
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 10040706
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 10002583
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9851602
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9843511
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 9740199
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9601894
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9508759
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9312181
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 9218337
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9128422
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7863226
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7106867
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7003472
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6845650
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10142070
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8840305
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 17105177
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 15777707
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 14828926
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 12850597
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 12359479
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 12356619
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 12355751
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 11803004
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 11598193
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 11412579
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11220540
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10463160
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10252101
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10080177
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9918114
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2254241
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16823922
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13781024
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12762646
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12689929
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 12356727
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12355245
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12290464
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11644863
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11601705
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11553118
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11412330
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10847626
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13828426
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 13305806
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12969317
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12929329
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12574146
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12355925
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11690054
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11573443
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11519357
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11405194
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10457491
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10455535
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 19003654
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 19004817
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 18815252
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 18057668
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 18057668
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 17487426
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 14256139
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 14256112
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11070550
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9511550
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%.