Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,788,800 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,788,529 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
1,788,529 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 1,788,800 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 21,465,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 21,462,345 KWD per year, or 1,788,529 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11451933
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9982328
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 19316952
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 17817455
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16745798
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14511886
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 13956872
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13954012
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 13953144
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13328719
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 13097285
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12887096
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12670457
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11814800
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11576532
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11382667
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11199191
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2537029
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 18999033
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 15562732
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14412261
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14330329
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 13954120
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13952638
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13879256
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 13150099
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 13100738
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13045723
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12886846
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12249560
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 15616277
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15026075
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 14646150
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 14600939
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14199800
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 13953318
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13201434
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13069709
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13008589
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12879711
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11809131
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11807176
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 21461182
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 21462345
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 21248204
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 20392320
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 20392320
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 19748352
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16099285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16099258
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12501839
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10740314
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%.