Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,380,653 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,380,382 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
2,380,382 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 2,380,653 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 28,567,836 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,564,581 KWD per year, or 2,380,382 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 24854017
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 23282786
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 22997108
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 21996909
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 16712184
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 16442922
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 15998619
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 15558042
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 15124454
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 15090173
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 15031019
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 14803560
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 14790689
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 14636863
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 14429574
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 14289542
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 13989635
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 13852432
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 13717109
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11811409
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10680297
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10523377
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 10287165
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15237424
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13282765
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 25708965
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 23712311
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 22285542
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 19312998
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 18573325
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 18569597
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 18570465
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 17738024
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17429649
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17148438
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16860705
41.0%
11
China
KWD 15721030
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15404129
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15146852
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14901494
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3354285
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25285087
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 20711853
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19179637
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 19071072
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 18570573
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 18569091
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 18470851
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 17500218
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 17432932
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17359337
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 17148188
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16301137
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 20783154
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 19997641
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 19492183
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 19431880
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 18897929
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 18569772
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 17569309
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17393905
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17312459
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17141052
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 15715361
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 15713405
45.0%
12
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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%.