Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,865,760 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,865,489 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
1,865,489 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 1,865,760 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 22,389,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 22,385,865 KWD per year, or 1,865,489 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 19478534
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 18247133
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 18023242
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 17239298
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 13097635
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 12886793
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 12538538
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 12186317
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 11855110
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 11826575
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 11781015
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 11602985
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 11593203
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 11472026
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11309323
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 11199601
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10966479
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 10857300
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10751325
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9259599
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 8370699
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8248374
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8062827
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11944169
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10411491
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 20148120
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 18583977
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 17466143
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 15136186
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 14557160
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 14554300
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 14553432
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13902071
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 13660632
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13441208
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 13215324
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12322736
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12074244
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11872133
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11680610
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2643299
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 19816423
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 16232284
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 15032174
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14946779
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 14554408
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 14552926
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 14476312
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 13715755
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 13664063
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13606632
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 13440958
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12776396
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16288138
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15672539
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 15276291
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 15229118
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14810709
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 14553606
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13769398
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13631994
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13568231
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13433823
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12317067
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 12315112
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 22385865
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 22384702
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 22162489
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 21269664
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 21269664
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 20597990
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16791925
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16791898
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13039706
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11202074
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%.