Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,714,968 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,714,697 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
1,714,697 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 1,714,968 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 20,579,616 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 20,576,361 KWD per year, or 1,714,697 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 17904266
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 16772387
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 16566591
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 15845980
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 12039075
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 11845342
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 11525216
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11198870
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 10897647
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 10870795
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 10829215
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10665662
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10656785
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 10545169
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10395523
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10294679
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10081114
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 9980143
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9882763
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8512274
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7694308
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7582115
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7411405
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10979703
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9570608
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 18519567
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 17082089
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16054730
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 13912961
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 13380982
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13378122
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 13377254
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12778671
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12556835
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12355506
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12147735
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11327509
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11099051
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10913096
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10737339
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2435079
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 18214865
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14920394
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13817545
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13738935
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 13378230
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13376748
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13306467
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 12607433
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 12560309
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12507611
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12355256
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11744137
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14971724
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 14405887
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 14041621
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 13998293
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 13613722
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 13377429
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 12656553
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12530277
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 12471693
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12348120
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11321840
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11319884
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 20575198
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 20576361
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 20371080
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 19550635
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 19550635
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 18933247
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15434797
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 15434770
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11985833
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10297322
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%.