Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,845,012 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,844,741 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
1,844,741 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 1,845,012 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 22,140,144 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 22,136,889 KWD per year, or 1,844,741 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 19261925
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 18044217
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 17822816
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 17047587
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 12951984
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 12743496
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 12399112
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 12050451
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 11723369
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 11695066
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 11650053
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 11474015
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 11464358
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 11344496
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11183590
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 11075090
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10844658
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 10736609
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10631817
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9156772
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 8277632
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8156701
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7973196
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11811464
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10295791
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 19924042
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 18377327
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 17271942
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14967878
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 14395326
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 14392466
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 14391597
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13747499
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 13508757
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13291822
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 13068431
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12185799
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11940063
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11740175
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11550822
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2614649
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 19596059
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 16051777
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14865049
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14780587
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 14392574
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 14391091
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 14315349
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 13563257
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 13512194
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13455414
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 13291573
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12634364
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16107008
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15498256
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 15106408
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 15059764
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14646011
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 14391772
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13616278
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13480405
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13417355
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13284437
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12180130
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 12178175
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 22136889
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 22135726
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 21916003
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 21033137
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 21033137
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 20368932
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16605193
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16605166
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12894700
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11077586
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%.