Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,658,895 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,658,624 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
1,658,624 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 1,658,895 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 19,906,740 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 19,903,485 KWD per year, or 1,658,624 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 17318864
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 16223993
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 16024926
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 15327866
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 11645443
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 11458071
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 11148405
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 10831682
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 10541608
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 10515382
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 10475283
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10317112
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10308571
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 10200511
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10055721
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9958177
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9751886
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 9653966
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9559783
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8234376
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7442788
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7334362
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7169170
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10621060
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9257919
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17619316
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14432559
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13365877
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13289790
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 12940861
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12939379
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12871453
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 12195297
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 12149871
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12098933
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11951530
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11360285
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14482206
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 13934873
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 13582501
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 13540603
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 13168614
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12940059
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 12242735
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12120597
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 12063939
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11944395
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10951758
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10949803
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 19902322
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 19903485
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 19704933
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 18911403
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 18911403
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 18314201
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 14930140
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 14930113
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11593943
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9960884
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%.