Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,811,842 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,811,571 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
1,811,571 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 1,811,842 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 21,742,104 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 21,738,849 KWD per year, or 1,811,571 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 18915630
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 17719815
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 17502394
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 16741096
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 12719131
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 12514406
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 12176209
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11833240
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 11512754
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 11484822
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 11440684
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 11267830
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 11258372
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 11140614
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10982580
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10876032
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10649903
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 10543659
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10440757
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8992382
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 8128845
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8010143
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7829901
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11599309
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10110820
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 19565806
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 18046954
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16961471
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14698803
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 14136600
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 14133740
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 14132871
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13500382
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 13265952
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13052998
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12833591
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11966877
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11725548
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11529214
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11343329
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2568847
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 19243761
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 15763198
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14597865
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14514896
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 14133848
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 14132365
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 14058016
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 13319457
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 13269399
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13213660
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 13052749
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12407296
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 15817434
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15219628
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 14834816
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 14789017
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14382708
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 14133046
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13371484
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13238058
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13176147
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13045613
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11961208
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11959253
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 21738849
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 21737686
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 21521943
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 20654999
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 20654999
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 20002736
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16306663
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16306636
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12662878
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10878566
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%.