Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,626,716 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,626,445 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
1,626,445 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 1,626,716 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 19,520,592 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 19,517,337 KWD per year, or 1,626,445 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 16982915
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 15909282
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 15714077
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 15030532
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 11419546
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 11235826
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 10932163
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 10620961
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 10337285
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 10311419
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 10272169
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10117087
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10108740
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 10002720
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9860716
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9765067
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9562949
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 9466781
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9374432
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8074897
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7298446
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7192182
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7030157
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10415243
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 9078475
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 17566445
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 16203099
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 15228691
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 13197061
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 12692617
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 12689757
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 12688889
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12121194
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 11910830
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 11720091
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11522921
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10745046
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10528313
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10351813
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10185284
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2313217
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17277543
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14152601
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13106675
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13032036
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 12689865
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12688383
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12621808
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11958781
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11914330
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11864403
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11719842
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11140001
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14201284
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 13664570
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 13319022
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 13277945
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12913177
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12689063
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 12005254
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11885490
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11829937
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11712706
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10739377
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10737421
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 19516174
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 19517337
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 19322646
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 18544562
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 18544562
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 17958945
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 14640529
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 14640502
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11369047
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9767810
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%.