Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,845,996 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,845,725 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
1,845,725 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 1,845,996 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 22,151,952 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 22,148,697 KWD per year, or 1,845,725 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 19272198
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 18053841
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 17832321
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 17056679
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 12958892
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 12750292
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 12405724
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 12056894
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 11729617
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 11701303
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 11656264
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 11480132
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 11470469
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 11350544
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11189553
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 11080995
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10850436
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 10742332
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10637484
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9161649
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 8282046
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8161049
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7977446
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11817758
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10301278
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 19934669
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 18387128
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 17281152
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14975860
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 14403001
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 14400141
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 14399273
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13754830
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 13515960
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13298907
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 13075397
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12192294
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11946427
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11746434
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11556977
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2616008
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 19606510
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 16060337
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14872975
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14788469
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 14400249
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 14398767
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 14322982
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 13570489
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 13519396
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13462585
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 13298658
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12641100
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16115598
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15506522
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 15114465
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 15067796
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14653822
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 14399447
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13623540
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13487594
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13424510
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13291522
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12186625
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 12184669
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 22148697
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 22147534
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 21927693
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 21044354
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 21044354
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 20379796
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16614049
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16614022
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12901577
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11083490
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%.