Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,160,072 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,159,801 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
2,159,801 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 2,160,072 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 25,920,864 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 25,917,609 KWD per year, or 2,159,801 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 22551152
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 21125504
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 20866296
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 19958741
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 15163705
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 14919470
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 14516315
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 14113590
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 13723861
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 13692043
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 13638712
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 13432428
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 13420881
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 13281041
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 13092853
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 12965806
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 12694510
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 12569313
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 12446562
52.0%
19
France
KWD 10718210
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 9690861
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 9548762
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 9334255
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 13826588
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 12052707
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 23326690
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 21515325
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 20220903
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 17523645
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 16852794
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 16849934
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 16849066
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 16094696
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 15814996
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 15560254
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 15299018
41.0%
11
China
KWD 14265195
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 13977601
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 13743957
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 13521662
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3049697
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 22942302
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 18792799
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 17402857
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 17304218
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 16850042
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 16848559
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 16759584
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 15878948
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 15818342
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 15751672
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 15560005
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 14791132
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 18857482
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 18144760
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 17686088
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 17631410
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 17146957
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 16849240
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 15941421
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 15782296
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 15708426
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 15552869
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 14259526
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 14257571
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 25917609
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 25916446
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 25658916
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 24624821
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 24624821
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 23847195
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 19440733
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 19440706
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 15096629
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 12967946
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%.