Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,831,180 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,830,909 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
1,830,909 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 1,831,180 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 21,974,160 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 21,970,905 KWD per year, or 1,830,909 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 19117519
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 17908940
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 17689199
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 16919779
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 12854884
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 12647965
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 12306161
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11959873
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 11635542
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 11607394
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 11562746
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 11388035
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 11378461
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 11259476
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11099768
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10992082
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10763445
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 10656148
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10552144
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9088221
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 8215587
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8095586
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7913441
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11722995
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10218658
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 19774656
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 18239560
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 17142474
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14855673
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 14287436
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 14284576
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 14283708
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13644450
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 13407507
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13192232
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12970502
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12094508
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11850610
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11652204
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11464297
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2595549
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 19449150
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 15931438
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14753632
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14669793
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 14284684
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 14283202
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 14208040
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 13461592
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 13410947
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13354602
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 13191982
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12539676
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 15986255
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15382067
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 14993153
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 14946862
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14536213
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 14283882
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13514198
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13379345
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13316770
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13184847
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12088839
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 12086884
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 21970905
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 21969742
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 21751679
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 20875452
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 20875452
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 20216227
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16480705
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16480678
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12798029
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10994594
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%.