Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,432,816 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,432,545 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
1,432,545 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 1,432,816 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 17,193,792 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 17,190,537 KWD per year, or 1,432,545 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 14958599
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 14012940
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 13841003
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 13238896
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10058368
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 9896648
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 9629155
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 9351226
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9106106
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9082403
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9048272
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 8911805
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 8904621
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 8810895
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 8685682
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 8601448
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 8424480
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 8338864
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8257568
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7113929
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6428691
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6335454
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6192509
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9175059
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 7997202
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 15472325
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 14271855
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 13413787
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 11624144
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 11180197
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 11177337
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 11176469
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 10676639
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 10491482
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 10324011
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10150133
41.0%
11
China
KWD 9465306
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9274334
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9118609
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 8972354
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2045471
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 15218137
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 12465671
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 11544810
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 11478897
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 11177445
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11175963
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11117532
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 10533616
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 10495037
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 10451197
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 10323762
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 9812643
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 12508537
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 12035810
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 11731389
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 11695255
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 11373999
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 11176643
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 10574272
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 10468818
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 10419925
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 10316626
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 9459637
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 9457681
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%.