Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,745,446 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,745,175 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
1,745,175 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 1,745,446 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 20,945,352 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 20,942,097 KWD per year, or 1,745,175 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 18222456
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 17070462
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 16861008
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 16127597
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 12253031
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 12055839
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 11730028
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11398453
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 11091169
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 11063977
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 11021593
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10855113
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10846053
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 10732504
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10580220
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10477581
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10260064
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 10157433
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10058316
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8663323
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7831020
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7716779
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7543070
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11174640
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9740567
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 18848729
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 17385650
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16340004
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14160199
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 13618711
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13615851
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 13614983
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13005732
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12779934
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12574947
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12363515
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11528664
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11296156
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11106936
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10927993
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2477164
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 18538571
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 15185552
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14063045
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13983064
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 13615959
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13614477
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13542916
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 12831447
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 12783399
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12729745
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12574698
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11952777
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 15237797
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 14661902
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 14291172
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 14247067
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 13855656
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 13615157
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 12881481
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12752956
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 12693325
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12567562
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11522995
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11521039
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 20940934
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 20942097
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 20733159
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 19898084
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 19898084
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 19269724
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15709099
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 15709072
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12198841
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10480190
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%.