Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,689,818 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,689,547 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
1,689,547 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 1,689,818 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 20,277,816 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 20,274,561 KWD per year, or 1,689,547 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 17641700
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 16526420
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 16323642
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 15613594
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 11862522
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 11671642
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 11356208
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11034178
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 10737955
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 10711385
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 10670469
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10509329
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10500603
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 10390582
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10243114
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10143750
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9933448
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 9833845
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9737899
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8387631
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7581496
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7470992
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7302757
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10818844
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9430360
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 18247947
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 16831595
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 15819326
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 13708944
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 13184812
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13181952
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 13181084
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12591303
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12372737
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12174426
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11969676
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11161519
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10936402
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10753142
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10580015
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2400351
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17947748
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14701589
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13614961
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13537483
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 13182060
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13180578
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13111354
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 12422581
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 12376218
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12324310
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12174176
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11571971
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14752164
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 14194627
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 13835695
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 13793009
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 13414081
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 13181259
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 12470946
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12346526
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 12288806
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12167040
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11155850
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11153894
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 20273398
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 20274561
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 20072298
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 19263925
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 19263925
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 18655591
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15208447
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 15208420
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11810062
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10146422
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%.