Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,945,892 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,945,621 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
1,945,621 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 1,945,892 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 23,350,704 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,347,449 KWD per year, or 1,945,621 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 20315112
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 19030824
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 18797317
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 17979718
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 13660162
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 13440228
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 13077025
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 12711053
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 12363912
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 12334484
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 12286808
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 12101085
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 12090823
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 11964564
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11794923
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 11680484
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 11436968
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 11323427
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 11212885
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9656733
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 8730138
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8602429
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8408997
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12456693
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10858343
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 21013546
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 19382092
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 18216179
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 15786216
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 15182190
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15179330
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 15178461
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 14499055
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14247198
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 14018158
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 13782649
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12851607
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12592468
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12381772
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12181871
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2753948
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 20667503
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 16929433
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 15677637
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 15588636
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 15179438
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 15177955
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 15097976
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 14304725
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 14250606
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 14190659
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 14017909
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 13324946
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16987690
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 16345648
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 15932404
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 15883187
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 15446797
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 15178636
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14360773
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14217454
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 14150939
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 14010773
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12845938
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 12843983
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 23347449
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 23346286
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 23114457
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 22183169
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 22183169
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 21482648
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 17513113
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 17513086
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13599742
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11682866
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%.