Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,762,628 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,762,357 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
1,762,357 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 1,762,628 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 21,151,536 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 21,148,281 KWD per year, or 1,762,357 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 18401836
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 17238502
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 17026986
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 16286358
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 12373649
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 12174507
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 11845491
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11510967
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 11200267
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 11172884
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 11130045
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10961916
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10952753
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 10838115
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10684343
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10580693
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10360947
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 10257381
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10157285
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8748477
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7908091
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7792696
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7617297
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11284536
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9836381
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 19034295
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 17556782
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16500828
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14299579
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 13752730
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13749870
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 13749002
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13133738
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12905706
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12698658
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12485162
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11642065
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11407274
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11216213
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11035474
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2500890
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 18721061
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 15335036
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14201446
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14120691
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 13749978
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13748496
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13676214
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 12957734
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 12909166
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12854973
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12698408
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12070397
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 15387796
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 14806231
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 14431856
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 14387313
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 13992047
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 13749177
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13008284
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12878491
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 12818270
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12691272
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11636396
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11634440
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 21147118
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 21148281
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 20937281
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 20093959
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 20093959
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 19459413
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15863737
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 15863710
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12318925
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10583282
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%.