Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,986,400 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,986,129 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
1,986,129 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 1,986,400 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 23,836,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,833,545 KWD per year, or 1,986,129 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 20738016
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 19426992
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 19188624
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 18354012
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 13944528
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 13719998
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 13349239
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 12976316
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 12621120
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 12591240
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 12542494
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 12352883
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 12342378
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 12213550
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 12040401
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 11923578
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 11674808
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 11559063
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 11446211
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9857491
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 8911840
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8781410
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8583992
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12715782
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 11084234
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 21451032
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 19785551
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 18595334
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 16114817
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 15498152
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15495292
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 15494424
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 14800839
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14543717
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 14309816
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 14069441
41.0%
11
China
KWD 13118960
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12854439
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12639403
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12435267
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2809884
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 21097737
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 17281852
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 16003929
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 15913105
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 15495400
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 15493918
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 15412237
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 14602459
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 14547113
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 14485895
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 14309566
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 13602247
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 17341325
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 16685915
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 16264079
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 16213829
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 15768349
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 15494598
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14659722
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14513414
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 14445508
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 14302431
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 13113291
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 13111336
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 23833545
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 23832382
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 23595692
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 22644960
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 22644960
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 21929856
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 17877685
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 17877658
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13882849
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11925914
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%.