Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,229 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
* 10,227 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
10,227 KWD
Net pay
1.90 KWD
Tax the employer pays
1.56 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3.47 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1.90 KWD to pay you 10,229 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 21,276,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 21,273,065 KWD per year, or 1,772,755 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 18510398
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 17340201
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 17127438
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 16382442
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 12446647
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 12246326
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 11915370
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11579062
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 11266294
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 11238794
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 11195682
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 11026554
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 11017329
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 10902032
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10747359
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10643097
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10422002
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 10317870
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10217181
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8800013
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7954736
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7838641
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7662219
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11351046
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9894369
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 19146600
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 17660353
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16598159
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14383933
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 13833840
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13830980
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 13830112
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13211208
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12981824
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12773528
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12558783
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11710696
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11474524
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11282349
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11100522
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2515249
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 18831505
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 15425504
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14285207
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14203985
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 13831088
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13829606
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13756886
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 13034165
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 12985282
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12930761
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12773278
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12141582
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 15478576
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 14893579
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 14517000
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 14472191
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14074592
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 13830286
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13085026
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12954465
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 12893888
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12766143
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11705027
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11703072
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 21271902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 21273065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 21060817
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 20212504
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 20212504
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 19574214
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15957325
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 15957298
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12391600
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10645674
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%.