Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
214,314 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 214,251 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
214,251 KWD
Net pay
76.15 KWD
Tax the employer pays
62.60 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
139 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 76.15 KWD to pay you 214,314 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.01 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 11,144,328 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 11,141,073 KWD per year, or 928,423 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 9695565
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 9082627
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 8971184
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 8580808
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 6519432
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 6414909
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 6241455
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6050034
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 5905153
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 5887076
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 5866254
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 5778183
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 5774023
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 5712263
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 5630703
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 5576145
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 5464564
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 5406387
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 5353825
52.0%
19
France
KWD 4615500
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 4167407
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4108042
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 4014702
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5950695
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 5185992
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 10027808
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 9250800
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 8695205
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 7534706
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 7248045
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 7245185
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 7244317
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6920930
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6801309
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6694333
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6581009
41.0%
11
China
KWD 6138101
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 6014106
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 5912393
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 5818847
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1349358
87.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 9863871
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 8079810
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7484108
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 7440880
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 7245293
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 7243811
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 7206554
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 6828319
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 6805009
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6776995
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 6694083
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 6361636
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 8107552
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 7801185
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 7603688
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 7580410
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 7372279
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 7244491
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 6853851
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6785602
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6754022
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6686948
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 6132432
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 6130476
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 11141073
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 11139910
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 11030145
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 10587112
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 10587112
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 10252782
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 8358331
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 8358304
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6490627
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5579678
49.9%
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%.