Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,589,893 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,589,622 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
1,589,622 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 1,589,893 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 19,078,716 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 19,075,461 KWD per year, or 1,589,622 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 16598483
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 15549154
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 15358366
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 14690287
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 11161049
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10981506
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 10684712
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 10379829
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 10103475
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 10078020
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 10039742
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9888196
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9880069
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 9776384
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9637569
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9544087
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9346746
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 9252581
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9162331
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7892402
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7133273
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7029483
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6871081
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10179723
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8873133
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 17168757
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 15836342
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 14884028
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 12898353
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 12405397
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 12402537
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 12401669
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 11846862
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 11641286
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 11454966
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11262219
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10502014
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10290173
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10117619
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9954940
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2262370
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16886447
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13832241
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12810066
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12737084
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 12402645
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12401163
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12336135
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11688132
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11644796
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11596025
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11454716
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10887926
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13879819
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 13355257
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 13017519
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12977381
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12620877
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12401844
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11733500
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11616454
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11562166
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11447580
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10496345
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10494389
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 19074298
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 19075461
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 18885189
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 18124780
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 18124780
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 17552419
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 14309122
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 14309095
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11111694
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9546872
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%.