Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,017,600 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,017,329 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
2,017,329 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 2,017,600 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 24,211,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 24,207,945 KWD per year, or 2,017,329 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 21063744
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 19732128
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 19490016
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 18642300
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 14163552
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 13935482
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 13558903
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 13180626
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 12819227
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 12788998
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 12739429
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 12546822
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 12536130
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 12405324
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 12229473
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 12110813
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 11857996
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 11740553
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 11625923
52.0%
19
France
KWD 10012118
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 9051791
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8919264
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8718776
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12915337
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 11258219
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 21787992
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 20096303
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 18887366
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 16367912
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 15741512
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15738652
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 15737784
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 15033279
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14772101
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 14534456
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 14290333
41.0%
11
China
KWD 13324880
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 13056214
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12837835
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12630436
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2852966
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 21429111
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 17553292
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 16255245
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 16163017
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 15738760
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 15737278
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 15654286
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 14831779
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 14775488
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 14713290
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 14534206
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 13815829
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 17613701
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 16947995
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 16519542
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 16468496
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 16016015
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 15737958
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14889978
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14741367
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 14672390
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 14527071
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 13319211
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 13317256
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 24207945
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 24206782
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 23966348
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 23000640
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 23000640
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 22274304
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 18158485
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 18158458
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 14100904
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 12113114
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%.