Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,021,800 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,021,529 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
2,021,529 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 2,021,800 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 24,261,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 24,258,345 KWD per year, or 2,021,529 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 21107592
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 19773204
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 19530588
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 18681108
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 14193036
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 13964489
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 13587127
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 13208129
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 12845895
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 12815619
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 12765939
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 12572929
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 12562212
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 12431140
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 12254925
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 12136018
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 11882656
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 11764984
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 11650115
52.0%
19
France
KWD 10032934
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 9070630
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8937821
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8736920
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12942201
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 11281640
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 21833352
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 20138135
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 18926678
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 16401982
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 15774272
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15771412
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 15770544
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 15064569
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14802845
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 14564696
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 14320069
41.0%
11
China
KWD 13352600
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 13083376
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12864547
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12656709
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2858765
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 21473719
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 17589832
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 16289076
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 16196659
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 15771520
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 15770038
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 15686870
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 14862649
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 14806231
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 14743901
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 14564446
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 13844580
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 17650367
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 16983275
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 16553931
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 16502778
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 16049354
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 15770718
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14920974
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14772053
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 14702931
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 14557311
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 13346931
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 13344976
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 24258345
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 24257182
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 24016244
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 23048520
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 23048520
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 22320672
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 18196285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 18196258
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 14130257
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 12138314
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%.