Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,709,448 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,709,177 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
1,709,177 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 1,709,448 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 20,513,376 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 20,510,121 KWD per year, or 1,709,177 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 17846637
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 16718401
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 16513268
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 15794975
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 12000325
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 11807218
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 11488122
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11162723
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 10862597
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 10835807
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 10794373
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10631349
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10622506
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 10511239
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10362072
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10261553
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10048704
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 9948033
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9850968
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8484917
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7669548
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7557725
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7387559
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10944397
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9539826
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 18459951
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 17027110
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16003063
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 13868183
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 13337926
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13335066
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 13334198
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12737547
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12516428
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12315762
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12108654
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11291077
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11063352
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10877988
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10702809
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2427457
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 18156238
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14872370
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13773081
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13694720
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 13335174
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13333692
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13263643
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 12566861
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 12519904
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12467380
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12315512
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11706350
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14923534
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 14359519
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 13996424
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 13953236
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 13569904
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 13334373
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 12615816
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12489947
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 12431553
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12308376
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11285408
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11283452
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 20508958
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 20510121
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 20305502
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 19487707
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 19487707
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 18872306
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15385117
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 15385090
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11947254
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10264202
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%.