Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,925,409 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,925,138 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
1,925,138 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 1,925,409 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 23,104,908 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,101,653 KWD per year, or 1,925,138 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 20101270
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 18830500
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 18599451
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 17790455
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 13516371
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 13298761
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 12939380
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 12576922
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 12233854
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 12204655
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 12157519
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 11973763
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 11963623
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 11838664
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11670796
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 11557563
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 11316703
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 11204278
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 11094903
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9555220
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 8638260
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8511927
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8320511
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12325684
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10744121
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 20792330
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 19178081
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 18024458
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 15620058
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 15022422
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15019562
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 15018694
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 14346456
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14097263
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13870681
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 13637632
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12716420
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12460002
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12251500
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12053741
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2725665
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 20449953
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 16751231
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 15512647
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 15424567
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 15019670
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 15018188
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 14939068
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 14154175
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 14100677
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 14041373
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 13870431
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 13184728
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16808874
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 16173591
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 15764691
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 15715997
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 15284203
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 15018868
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14209608
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14067801
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 14001990
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13863296
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12710751
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 12708795
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 23101653
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 23100490
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 22871119
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 21949663
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 21949663
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 21256515
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 17328766
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 17328739
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13456588
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11559968
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%.