Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,330,333 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,330,062 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
1,330,062 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 1,330,333 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 15,963,996 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 15,960,741 KWD per year, or 1,330,062 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 13888677
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 13010657
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 12851017
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 12291953
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 9338938
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 9188845
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 8940469
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 8680127
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 8455384
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 8432825
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 8401399
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 8274771
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 8268201
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 8180974
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 8064635
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 7986434
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 7822758
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 7742721
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 7667265
52.0%
19
France
KWD 6606023
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5968994
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5882644
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5749782
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8519578
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 7425711
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 14365509
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 13251124
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 12454546
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 10792802
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 10380829
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 10377969
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 10377101
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9913140
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 9741307
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 9586134
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 9424565
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8788918
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 8611562
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 8466817
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 8331277
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1903959
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 14129668
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 11574069
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10719310
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 10658008
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 10378077
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 10376595
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 10322469
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9780366
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 9744891
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9704268
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 9585884
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 9111087
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11613860
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 11174953
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10892268
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10858748
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 10560489
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 10377276
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9817947
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9720057
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9674683
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 9578748
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8783249
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8781293
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 15960741
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 15959578
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 15801616
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 15165796
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 15165796
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 14686876
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11973082
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 11973055
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 9297650
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7989512
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%.