Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,148,480 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,148,209 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
2,148,209 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 2,148,480 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 25,781,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 25,778,505 KWD per year, or 2,148,209 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 22430131
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 21012134
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 20754317
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 19851631
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 15082330
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 14839410
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 14438417
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 14037680
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 13650257
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 13618568
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 13565543
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 13360372
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 13348894
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 13209790
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 13022606
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 12896241
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 12626449
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 12501882
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 12379792
52.0%
19
France
KWD 10660760
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 9638864
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 9497544
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 9284177
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 13752446
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 11988065
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 23201496
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 21399868
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 20112402
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 17429610
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 16762376
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 16759516
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 16758648
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 16008335
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 15730143
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 15476792
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 15216948
41.0%
11
China
KWD 14188688
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 13902633
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 13670232
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 13449149
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3033691
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 22819184
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 18691948
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 17309484
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 17211366
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 16759624
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 16758142
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 16669653
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 15793747
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 15733492
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 15667186
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 15476542
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 14711778
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 18756284
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 18047387
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 17591174
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 17536791
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 17054940
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 16758822
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 15855872
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 15697603
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 15624130
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 15469407
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 14183019
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 14181064
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 25778505
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 25777342
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 25521203
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 24492672
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 24492672
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 23719219
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 19336405
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 19336378
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 15015614
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 12898394
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%.