Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,646,800 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,646,529 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
1,646,529 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 1,646,800 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 19,761,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 19,758,345 KWD per year, or 1,646,529 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 17192592
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 16105704
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 15908088
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 15216108
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 11560536
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 11374537
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 11067127
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 10752479
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 10464810
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 10438719
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 10398939
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10241929
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10233462
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 10126168
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9982425
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9885594
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9680871
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 9583609
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9490115
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8174434
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7388535
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7280921
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7116920
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10543701
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9190472
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 17783352
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 16403135
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 15416678
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 13359982
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 12849272
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 12846412
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 12845544
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12270819
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12057845
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 11864696
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11665114
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10877600
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10658199
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10479547
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10310918
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2340950
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17490855
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14327332
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13268451
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13192909
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 12846520
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12845038
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12777620
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 12106399
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 12061339
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12010781
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11864446
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11277488
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14376617
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 13833275
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 13483468
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 13441878
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 13072604
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12845718
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 12153474
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12032228
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11975985
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11857311
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10871931
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10869976
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 19757182
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 19758345
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 19561244
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 18773520
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 18773520
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 18180672
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 14821285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 14821258
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11509412
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9888314
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%.