Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,771,452 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,771,181 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
1,771,181 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 1,771,452 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 21,257,424 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 21,254,169 KWD per year, or 1,771,181 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 18493959
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 17324801
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 17112226
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 16367892
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 12435593
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 12235451
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 11904789
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11568750
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 11256295
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 11228814
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 11185742
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 11016766
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 11007550
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 10892353
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10737816
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10633647
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10412756
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 10308710
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10208111
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8792209
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7947672
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7831684
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7655416
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11340975
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9885588
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 19129594
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 17644669
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16583420
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14371159
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 13821558
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13818698
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 13817829
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13199477
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12970298
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12762190
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12547635
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11700303
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11464341
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11272334
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11090672
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2513074
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 18814780
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 15411805
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14272523
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14191372
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 13818806
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13817323
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13744670
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 13022591
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 12973756
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12919285
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12761941
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12130803
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 15464829
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 14880352
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 14504106
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 14459338
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14062092
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 13818004
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13073405
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12942961
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 12882437
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12754805
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11694634
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11692679
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 21253006
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 21254169
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 21042110
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 20194553
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 20194553
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 19556830
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15943153
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 15943126
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12380595
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10636226
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%.