Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,240,760 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,240,489 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
2,240,489 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 2,240,760 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 26,889,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 26,885,865 KWD per year, or 2,240,489 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 23393534
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 21914633
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 21645742
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 20704298
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 15730135
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 15476745
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 15058538
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 14641967
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 14236195
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 14203475
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 14148015
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 13933985
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 13921953
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 13776998
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 13581823
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 13450026
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 13168264
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 13038675
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 12911325
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11118099
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10052795
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 9905274
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 9682827
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 14342669
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 12502659
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 24198120
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 22318977
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 20976143
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 18178186
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 17482160
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 17479300
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 17478432
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 16695821
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 16405632
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 16141208
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 15870279
41.0%
11
China
KWD 14797736
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 14499421
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 14257133
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14026401
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3161115
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 23799287
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 19494784
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 18052799
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 17950529
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 17479408
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 17477926
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 17385562
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 16472005
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 16408955
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 16339752
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 16140958
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 15343488
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 19561888
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 18822539
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 18346753
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 18290018
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 17787459
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 17478606
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 16536898
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 16371819
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 16295177
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 16133823
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 14792067
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 14790112
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 26885865
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 26884702
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 26617489
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 25544664
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 25544664
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 24737990
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 20166925
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 20166898
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 15660551
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 13452074
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%.