Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,943,124 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,942,853 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
1,942,853 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 1,943,124 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 23,317,488 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,314,233 KWD per year, or 1,942,853 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 20286215
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 19003753
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 18770578
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 17954141
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 13640730
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 13421110
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 13058424
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 12692927
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 12346337
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 12316939
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 12269336
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 12083879
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 12073634
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 11947550
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11778149
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 11663873
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 11420716
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 11307326
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 11196942
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9643015
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 8717722
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8590199
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8397039
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12438989
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10842908
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 20983652
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 19354523
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 18190270
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 15763762
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 15160599
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15157739
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 15156871
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 14478433
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14226937
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13998229
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 13763052
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12833339
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12574567
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12364168
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12164556
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2750126
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 20638104
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 16905351
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 15655341
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 15566464
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 15157847
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 15156365
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 15076501
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 14284380
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 14230345
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 14170485
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 13997979
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 13305997
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16963526
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 16322397
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 15909740
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 15860593
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 15424824
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 15157045
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14340345
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14197231
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 14130811
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13990844
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12827670
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 12825714
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 23314233
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 23313070
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 23081573
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 22151614
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 22151614
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 21452089
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 17488201
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 17488174
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13580397
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11666258
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%.