Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,100,012 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,099,741 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
2,099,741 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 2,100,012 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 25,200,144 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 25,196,889 KWD per year, or 2,099,741 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 21924125
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 20538117
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 20286116
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 19403787
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 14742084
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 14504664
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 14112712
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 13720293
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 13342507
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 13311358
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 13259613
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 13059095
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 13047908
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 12911877
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 12728890
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 12605379
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 12341872
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 12219944
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 12100617
52.0%
19
France
KWD 10420552
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 9421457
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 9283393
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 9074796
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 13442444
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 11717785
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 22678042
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 20917127
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 19658742
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 17036438
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 16384326
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 16381466
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 16380598
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 15647249
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 15375357
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 15127822
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 14873800
41.0%
11
China
KWD 13868799
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 13589184
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 13361975
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 13145960
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2966764
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 22304407
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 18270277
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 16919074
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 16823137
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 16381574
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 16380091
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 16293639
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 15437507
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 15378720
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 15313935
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 15127573
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 14379987
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 18333158
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 17640256
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 17194323
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 17141176
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 16670201
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 16380772
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 15498178
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 15343486
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 15271678
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 15120437
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 13863130
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 13861175
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 25196889
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 25195726
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 24945403
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 23940137
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 23940137
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 23184132
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 18900193
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 18900166
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 14676875
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 12607586
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%.