Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,261,428 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,261,157 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
2,261,157 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 2,261,428 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 27,137,136 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 27,133,881 KWD per year, or 2,261,157 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 23609308
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 22116766
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 21845394
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 20895270
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 15875225
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 15619490
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 15197427
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 14777309
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 14367427
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 14334477
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 14278471
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 14062457
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 14050301
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 13904035
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 13707071
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 13574057
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 13289615
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 13158900
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 13030373
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11220530
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10145503
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 9996594
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 9772113
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 14474861
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 12617913
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 24421335
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 22524830
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 21169596
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 18345844
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 17643370
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 17640510
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 17639642
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 16849798
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 16556922
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 16290018
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16016606
41.0%
11
China
KWD 14934145
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 14633084
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 14388581
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14155688
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3189654
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 24018802
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 19674596
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 18219280
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 18116079
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 17640618
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 17639136
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 17545904
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 16623914
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 16560239
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 16490387
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 16289768
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 15484973
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 19742320
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 18996151
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 18515981
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 18458718
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 17951521
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 17639817
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 16689428
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 16522823
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 16445472
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 16282632
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 14928476
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 14926520
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 27133881
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 27132718
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 26863025
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 25780279
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 25780279
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 24966165
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 20352937
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 20352910
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 15804998
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 13576082
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%.