Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,235,480 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,235,209 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
2,235,209 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 2,235,480 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 26,825,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 26,822,505 KWD per year, or 2,235,209 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.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 23338411
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 21862994
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 21594737
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 20655511
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 15693070
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 15440279
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 15023057
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 14607391
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 14202669
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 14170009
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 14114687
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 13901164
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 13889164
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 13744544
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 13549826
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 13418340
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 13137263
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 13007961
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 12880912
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11091932
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10029111
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 9881945
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 9660017
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 14308898
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 12473216
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 24141096
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 22266388
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 20926722
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 18135354
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 17440976
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 17438116
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 17437248
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 16656485
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 16366983
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 16103192
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 15832897
41.0%
11
China
KWD 14762888
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 14465275
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 14223552
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 13993372
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3153824
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 23743209
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 19448848
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 18010269
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 17908236
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 17438224
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 17436742
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 17344599
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 16433197
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 16370307
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 16301269
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 16102942
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 15307344
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 19515794
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 18778187
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 18303521
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 18246920
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 17745546
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 17437422
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 16497932
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 16333242
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 16256782
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 16095807
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 14757219
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 14755264
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 26822505
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 26821342
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 26554763
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 25484472
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 25484472
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 24679699
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 20119405
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 20119378
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 15623650
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 13420394
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%.