Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,966,380 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,966,109 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
1,966,109 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 1,966,380 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 23,596,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,593,305 KWD per year, or 1,966,109 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 20529007
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 19231196
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 18995231
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 18169027
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 13803988
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 13581729
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 13214705
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 12845217
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 12494002
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 12464345
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 12416128
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 12228439
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 12218053
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 12090496
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11919080
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 11803435
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 11557262
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 11442606
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 11330896
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9758272
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 8822039
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8692954
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8497505
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12587734
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10972594
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 21234816
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 19586152
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 18407946
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 15952415
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 15341996
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15339136
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 15338268
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 14651690
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14397171
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 14165672
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 13927702
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12986828
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12724967
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12512076
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12310033
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2782239
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 20885105
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 17107678
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 15842668
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 15752745
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 15339244
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 15337762
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 15256922
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 14455312
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 14400572
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 14339982
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 14165422
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 13465198
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 17166551
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 16517747
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 16100157
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 16050418
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 15609430
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 15338442
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14511974
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14367144
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 14299925
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 14158287
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12981159
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 12979204
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 23593305
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 23592142
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 23357855
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 22416732
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 22416732
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 21708835
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 17697505
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 17697478
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13742931
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11805794
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%.