Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
357,800 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 357,737 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
357,737 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 357,800 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 18,605,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,602,345 KWD per year, or 1,550,195 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 16186872
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 15163564
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 14977508
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 14325988
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10884276
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10709207
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 10419767
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 10121650
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9853136
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9828120
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9790883
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9643121
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9635232
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 9534046
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9398645
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9307485
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9115257
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 9023238
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8935235
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7697006
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6956423
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6855282
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6700760
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9927553
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8653274
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 16742952
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 15443655
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 14514998
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 12578526
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 12097872
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 12095012
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 12094144
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 11553136
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 11352685
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 11171096
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10983085
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10241800
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10035197
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9866867
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9708311
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2207928
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16467701
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13489232
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12492486
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12421279
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 12095120
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12093638
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12030266
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11398349
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11356207
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11308673
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11170846
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10618030
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13535627
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 13024075
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12694701
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12655567
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12307910
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12094318
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11442534
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11328398
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11275463
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11163711
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10236131
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10234176
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%.