Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,235,771 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,235,500 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
2,235,500 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 2,235,771 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 26,829,252 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 26,825,997 KWD per year, or 2,235,500 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 23341449
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 21865840
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 21597548
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 20658200
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 15695112
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 15442289
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 15025012
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 14609297
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 14204517
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 14171853
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 14116524
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 13902973
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 13890971
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 13746332
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 13551589
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 13420086
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 13138971
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 13009654
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 12882588
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11093374
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10030416
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 9883231
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 9661274
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 14310759
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 12474838
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 24144239
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 22269287
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 20929446
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 18137715
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 17443246
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 17440386
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 17439518
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 16658653
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 16369113
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 16105287
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 15834958
41.0%
11
China
KWD 14764809
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 14467157
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 14225403
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 13995193
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3154226
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 23746299
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 19451380
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 18012613
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 17910567
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 17440494
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 17439012
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 17346857
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 16435335
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 16372437
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 16303390
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 16105038
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 15309336
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 19518334
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 18780632
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 18305904
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 18249295
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 17747856
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 17439692
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 16500080
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 16335368
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 16258898
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 16097902
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 14759140
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 14757184
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 26825997
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 26824834
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 26558220
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 25487789
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 25487789
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 24682912
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 20122024
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 20121997
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 15625683
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 13422140
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%.