Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,646 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
* 13,644 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
13,644 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 13,646 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 28,383,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,380,425 KWD per year, or 2,365,035 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 24693802
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 23132699
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 22848862
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 21855109
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 16604453
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 16336932
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 15895492
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 15457548
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 15027011
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 14992902
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 14934153
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 14708167
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 14695388
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 14542535
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 14336576
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 14197447
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 13899531
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 13763163
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 13628714
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11735353
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10611460
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10455571
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 10220869
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15139269
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13197187
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 25543224
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 23559462
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 22141900
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 19188508
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 18453624
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 18449896
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 18450764
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 17623694
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17317314
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17037944
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16752055
41.0%
11
China
KWD 15619744
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15304882
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15049249
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14805496
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3333094
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25122094
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 20578340
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19056023
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 18948147
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 18450872
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 18449390
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 18351795
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 17387423
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 17320601
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17247488
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 17037694
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16196083
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 20649180
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 19868731
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 19366529
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 19306617
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 18776110
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 18450070
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 17456053
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17281782
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17200862
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17030559
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 15614075
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 15612120
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 28380425
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28379262
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 28097103
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 26964496
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 26964496
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 26112986
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 21287845
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 21287818
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16530998
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14199354
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%.