Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,923,996 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,923,725 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
1,923,725 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 1,923,996 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 23,087,952 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,084,697 KWD per year, or 1,923,725 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 20086518
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 18816681
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 18585801
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 17777399
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 13506452
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 13289002
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 12929884
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 12567669
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 12224883
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 12195698
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 12148600
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 11964980
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 11954849
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 11829978
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11662233
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 11549083
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 11308407
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 11196058
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 11086764
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9548217
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 8631922
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8505684
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8314406
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12316646
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10736241
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 20777069
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 19164008
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 18011232
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 15608596
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 15011401
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15008541
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 15007673
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 14335930
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14086920
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13860507
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 13627628
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12707094
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12450864
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12242514
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12044902
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2723714
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 20434946
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 16738937
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 15501265
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 15413249
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 15008649
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 15007167
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 14928106
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 14143789
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 14090334
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 14031074
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 13860258
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 13175055
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16796538
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 16161722
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 15753121
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 15704463
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 15272986
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 15007847
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14199180
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14057478
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13991715
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13853122
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12701425
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 12699469
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 23084697
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 23083534
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 22854333
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 21933554
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 21933554
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 21240916
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 17316049
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 17316022
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13446713
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11551490
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%.