Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,798,740 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,798,469 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
1,798,469 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 1,798,740 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 21,584,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 21,581,625 KWD per year, or 1,798,469 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 18778846
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 17591677
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 17375828
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 16620033
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 12627155
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 12423916
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 12088164
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11747443
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 11429562
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 11401776
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 11357984
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 11186388
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 11177009
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 11060081
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10903182
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10797406
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10572976
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 10467444
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10365290
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8927448
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 8070075
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7952253
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7773301
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11515509
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10037758
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 19424304
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 17916458
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16838836
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14592519
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 14034404
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 14031544
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 14030676
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13402772
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 13170046
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12958664
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12740831
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11880404
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11640816
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11445885
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11261370
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2550755
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 19104605
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 15649210
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14492328
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14409948
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 14031652
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 14030170
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13956370
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 13223158
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 13173496
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13118168
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12958414
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12317605
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 15703053
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15109571
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 14727538
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 14682073
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14278704
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 14030850
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13274791
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13142332
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13080871
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12951279
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11874735
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11872780
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 21580462
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 21581625
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 21366291
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 20505636
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 20505636
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 19858090
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16188745
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16188718
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12571309
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10799954
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%.