Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,860,186 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,859,915 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
1,859,915 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 1,860,186 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 22,322,232 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 22,318,977 KWD per year, or 1,859,915 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 19420342
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 18192619
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 17969397
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 17187794
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 13058506
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 12848296
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 12501081
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 12149816
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 11819717
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 11791245
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 11745831
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 11568337
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 11558589
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 11437764
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11275544
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 11166151
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10933751
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 10824876
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10719219
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9231975
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 8345696
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8223746
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8038747
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11908517
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10380408
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 20087921
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 18528460
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 17413971
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 15090969
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 14513683
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 14510823
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 14509955
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13860545
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 13619831
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13401075
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 13175861
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12285948
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12038196
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11836682
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11645742
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2635602
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 19757222
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 16183790
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14987276
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14902131
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 14510931
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 14509449
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 14433068
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 13674786
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 13623263
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13566007
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 13400826
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12738239
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16239477
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15625718
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 15230651
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 15183620
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14766462
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 14510129
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13728262
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13591269
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13527698
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13393690
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12280279
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 12278323
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 22318977
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 22317814
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 22096270
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 21206120
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 21206120
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 20536453
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16741759
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16741732
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13000750
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11168630
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%.