Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,131,347 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 1,131,211 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
1,131,211 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 1,131,347 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 27,152,328 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 27,149,073 KWD per year, or 2,262,423 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 23622525
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 22129147
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 21857624
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 20906968
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 15884112
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 15628233
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 15205935
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 14785599
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 14375466
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 14342502
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 14286462
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 14070327
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 14058163
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 13911817
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 13714743
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 13581655
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 13297048
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 13166265
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 13037665
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11226804
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10151181
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10002187
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 9777582
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 14482959
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 12624973
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 24435008
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 22537440
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 21181445
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 18356114
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 17653245
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 17650385
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 17649517
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 16859230
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 16566189
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 16299133
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16025569
41.0%
11
China
KWD 14942501
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 14641271
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 14396633
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14163608
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3191402
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 24032248
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 19685610
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 18229478
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 18126220
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 17650493
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 17649011
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 17555726
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 16633219
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 16569506
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 16499614
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 16298883
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 15493639
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 19753372
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 19006785
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 18526347
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 18469052
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 17961571
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 17649691
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 16698771
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 16532073
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 16454678
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 16291748
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 14936832
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 14934876
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 27149073
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 27147910
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 26878065
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 25794712
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 25794712
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 24980142
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 20364331
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 20364304
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 15813846
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 13583678
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%.