Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,824,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,823,729 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
1,823,729 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 1,824,000 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 21,888,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 21,884,745 KWD per year, or 1,823,729 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 19042560
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 17838720
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 17619840
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 16853436
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 12804480
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 12598376
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 12257911
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11912856
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 11589952
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 11561884
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 11517425
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 11343405
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 11333874
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 11215344
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11056257
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10948994
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10721288
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 10614382
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10510787
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9052637
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 8183381
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8063862
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7882424
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11677072
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10178619
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 19697112
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 18168047
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 17075270
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14797429
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 14231432
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 14228572
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 14227704
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13590959
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 13354949
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13140536
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12919668
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12047120
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11804176
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11606539
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11419383
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2585635
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 19372891
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 15868972
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14695797
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14612281
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 14228680
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 14227198
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 14152337
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 13408819
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 13358392
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13302271
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 13140286
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12490524
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 15923573
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15321755
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 14934364
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 14888256
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14479218
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 14227878
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13461210
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13326887
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13264558
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13133151
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12041451
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 12039496
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 21884745
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 21883582
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 21666380
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 20793600
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 20793600
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 20136960
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16416085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16416058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12747849
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10951514
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%.