Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,016,736 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,016,465 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
2,016,465 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 2,016,736 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 24,200,832 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 24,197,577 KWD per year, or 2,016,465 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 21054724
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 19723678
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 19481670
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 18634316
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 14157487
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 13929515
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 13553097
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 13174968
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 12813741
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 12783522
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 12733975
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 12541452
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 12530764
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 12400013
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 12224237
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 12105628
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 11852923
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 11735527
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 11620947
52.0%
19
France
KWD 10007836
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 9047915
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8915447
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8715043
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12909811
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 11253401
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 21778661
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 20087698
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 18879279
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 16360903
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 15734773
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15731913
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 15731045
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 15026842
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14765777
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 14528235
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 14284216
41.0%
11
China
KWD 13319178
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 13050627
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12832340
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12625032
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2851773
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 21419935
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 17545775
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 16248286
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 16156096
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 15732021
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 15730539
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 15647583
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 14825428
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 14769164
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 14706993
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 14527986
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 13809914
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 17606158
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 16940738
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 16512467
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 16461444
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 16009156
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 15731219
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14883601
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14735055
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 14666107
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 14520850
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 13313509
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 13311553
45.0%
12
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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%.