Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,669,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,668,929 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
1,668,929 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 1,669,200 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 20,030,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 20,027,145 KWD per year, or 1,668,929 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 17426448
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 16324776
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 16124472
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 15423084
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 11717784
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 11529243
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 11217655
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 10899163
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 10607040
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 10580700
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 10540328
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10381168
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10372566
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 10263851
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10118169
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10020019
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9812391
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 9713910
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9619139
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8285448
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7489012
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7379893
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7213688
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10686971
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9315385
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 18025272
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 16626239
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 15626342
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 13541691
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 13023992
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13021132
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 13020264
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12437699
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12221813
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12025976
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11823703
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11025440
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10803062
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10622011
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10451040
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2371880
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17728765
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14522212
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13448883
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13372333
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 13021240
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13019758
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12951399
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 12271039
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 12225300
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12174040
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12025726
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11430829
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14572169
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 14021435
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 13666877
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 13624716
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 13250415
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 13020438
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 12318786
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12195887
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 12138875
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12018591
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11019771
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11017816
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 20025982
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 20027145
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 19827356
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 19028880
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 19028880
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 18427968
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15022885
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 15022858
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11665964
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10022714
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%.