Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,193,360 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,193,089 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
2,193,089 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 2,193,360 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 26,320,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 26,317,065 KWD per year, or 2,193,089 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 22898678
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 21451061
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 21187858
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 20266322
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 15397387
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 15149375
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 14740010
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 14331573
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 13935225
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 13903035
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 13848826
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 13639346
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 13627599
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 13485649
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 13294579
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 13165572
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 12889958
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 12762949
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 12638301
52.0%
19
France
KWD 10883185
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 9840178
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 9695842
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 9478059
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 14039498
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 12238336
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 23295853
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 19082404
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 17670992
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 17570855
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 17109688
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 17108206
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 17017832
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 16123615
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 16062001
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 15994285
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 15799678
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 15019008
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 19148086
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 18424379
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 17958647
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 17903120
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 17411198
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 17108886
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 16187086
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 16025505
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 15950491
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 15792543
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 14479227
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 14477272
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 26317065
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 26315902
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 26054377
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 25004304
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 25004304
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 24214694
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 19740325
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 19740298
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 15329276
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 13167674
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%.