Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,904,587 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,904,316 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
1,904,316 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 1,904,587 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 22,855,044 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 22,851,789 KWD per year, or 1,904,316 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 19883888
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 18626861
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 18398310
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 17598060
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 13370201
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 13154953
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 12799456
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 12440572
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 12101644
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 12072676
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 12026091
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 11844333
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 11834319
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 11710679
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11544614
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 11432607
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 11194449
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 11083156
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10974969
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9452026
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 8544861
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8419927
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8230560
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12192506
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10628008
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16627098
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15998686
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 15594202
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 15546039
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 15118917
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 14856457
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14055942
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13915671
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13850575
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13713377
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12573325
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 12571370
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 22851789
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 22850626
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 22623754
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 21712292
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 21712292
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 21026640
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 17141368
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 17141341
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13311065
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11435036
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%.