Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,121,336 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,121,065 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
2,121,065 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 2,121,336 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 25,456,032 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 25,452,777 KWD per year, or 2,121,065 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 22146748
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 20746666
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 20492106
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 19600820
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 14891779
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 14651939
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 14256009
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 13859931
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 13477905
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 13446518
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 13394210
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 13191645
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 13180330
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 13042947
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 12858113
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 12733347
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 12467075
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 12343985
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 12223443
52.0%
19
France
KWD 10526234
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 9517108
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 9377611
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 9166915
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 13578833
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 11836698
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 22908341
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 21129514
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 19858335
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 17209418
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 16550653
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 16547793
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 16546925
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 15806112
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 15531449
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 15281355
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 15024771
41.0%
11
China
KWD 14009538
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 13727089
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 13497596
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 13279351
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2996209
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 22530889
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 18455795
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 17090839
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 16993942
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 16547901
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 16546419
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 16459070
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 15594238
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 15534806
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 15469351
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 15281106
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 14525962
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 18519316
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 17819378
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 17368922
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 17315231
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 16839471
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 16547099
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 15655549
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 15499283
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 15426743
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 15273970
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 14003869
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 14001913
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 25452777
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 25451614
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 25198732
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 24183230
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 24183230
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 23419549
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 19092109
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 19092082
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 14825906
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 12735530
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%.