Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,802,128 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,801,857 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
1,801,857 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 1,802,128 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 21,625,536 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 21,622,281 KWD per year, or 1,801,857 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 18814216
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 17624812
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 17408556
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 16651338
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 12650939
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 12447316
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 12110931
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11769629
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 11451074
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 11423250
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 11379369
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 11207448
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 11198048
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 11080906
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10923713
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10817738
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10592868
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 10487152
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10384805
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8944239
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 8085272
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7967223
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7787937
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11537178
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10056651
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 19460895
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 17950202
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16870548
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14620003
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 14060830
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 14057970
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 14057102
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13428013
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 13194846
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12983058
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12764817
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11902765
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11662727
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11467433
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11282564
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2555433
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 19140589
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 15678686
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14519618
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14437086
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 14058078
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 14056596
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13982655
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 13248059
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 13198295
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13142861
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12982808
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12340798
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 15732631
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15138031
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 14755278
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 14709728
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14305598
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 14057277
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13299794
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13167086
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13105508
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12975672
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11897096
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11895140
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 21621118
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 21622281
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 21406541
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 20544259
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 20544259
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 19895493
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16219237
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16219210
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12594987
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10820282
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%.