Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,625,173 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,624,902 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
1,624,902 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 1,625,173 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 19,502,076 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 19,498,821 KWD per year, or 1,624,902 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 16966806
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 15894192
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 15699171
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 15016274
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 11408714
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 11225169
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 10921794
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 10610857
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 10327488
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 10301639
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 10262429
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10107496
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10099158
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 9993235
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9851366
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9755807
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9553890
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 9457805
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9365544
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8067250
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7291525
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7185365
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7023491
64.0%
23
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17261155
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14139177
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13094246
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13019677
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 12677829
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12676347
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12609838
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11947440
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11903035
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11853157
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11708732
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11129438
42.9%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14187813
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 13651609
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 13306389
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 13265350
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12900929
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12677028
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11993866
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11874217
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11818717
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11701596
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10729193
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10727237
45.0%
12
Show more
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%.