Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,799,209 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,798,938 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
1,798,938 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 1,799,209 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 21,590,508 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 21,587,253 KWD per year, or 1,798,938 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 18783742
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 17596264
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 17380359
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 16624367
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 12630447
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 12427156
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 12091316
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11750514
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 11432540
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 11404749
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 11360945
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 11189304
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 11179921
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 11062964
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10906024
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10800220
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10575729
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 10470172
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10367991
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8929773
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 8072179
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7954325
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7775327
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11518508
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10040373
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 19429370
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 17921129
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16843226
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14596324
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 14038062
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 14035202
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 14034334
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13406266
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 13173479
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12962041
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12744151
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11883500
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11643849
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11448868
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11264304
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2551402
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 19109587
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 15653291
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14496106
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14413705
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 14035310
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 14033828
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13960009
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 13226605
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 13176929
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13121587
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12961791
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12320816
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 15707148
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15113511
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 14731378
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 14685902
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14282427
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 14034508
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13278252
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13145759
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13084282
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12954656
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11877831
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11875875
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 21586090
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 21587253
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 21371863
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 20510983
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 20510983
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 19863267
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16192966
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16192939
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12574587
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10802768
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%.