Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,267,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,266,929 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
2,266,929 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 2,267,200 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 27,206,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 27,203,145 KWD per year, or 2,266,929 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 23669568
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 22173216
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 21901152
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 20948604
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 15915744
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 15659354
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 15236215
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 14815107
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 14404077
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 14371063
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 14314904
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 14098336
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 14086146
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 13939513
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 13742049
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 13608696
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 13323504
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 13192476
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 13063619
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11249136
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10171394
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10022097
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 9797048
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 14511779
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 12650101
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 24483672
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 22582319
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 21223622
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 18392667
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 17688392
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 17685532
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 17684664
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 16892799
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 16599173
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 16331576
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16057471
41.0%
11
China
KWD 14972240
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 14670412
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 14425291
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14191795
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3197624
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 24080106
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 19724812
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 18265773
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 18162313
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 17685640
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 17684158
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 17590683
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 16666339
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 16602488
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 16532455
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 16331326
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 15524485
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 19792709
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 19044635
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 18563241
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 18505831
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 17997339
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 17684838
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 16732026
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 16564995
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 16487445
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 16324191
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 14966571
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 14964616
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 27203145
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 27201982
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 26931596
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 25846080
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 25846080
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 25029888
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 20404885
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 20404858
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 15845338
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 13610714
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%.