Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
506,118 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 506,055 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
506,055 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 506,118 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 26,318,136 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 26,314,881 KWD per year, or 2,192,907 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 22896778
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 21449281
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 21186099
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 20264640
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 15396110
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 15148118
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 14738787
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 14330381
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 13934070
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 13901882
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 13847677
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 13638215
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 13626469
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 13484530
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 13293476
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 13164480
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 12888890
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 12761890
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 12637253
52.0%
19
France
KWD 10882283
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 9839361
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 9695038
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 9477273
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 14038334
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 12237321
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 23684235
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 21845060
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 20530776
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 17792200
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 17111020
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 17108160
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 17107292
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 16341335
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 16057332
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 15798618
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 15533404
41.0%
11
China
KWD 14483695
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 14191702
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 13954511
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 13728755
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3095411
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 23293920
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 19080821
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 17669526
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 17569397
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 17108268
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 17106786
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 17016420
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 16122277
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 16060669
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 15992959
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 15798368
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 15017762
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 19146497
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 18422851
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 17957157
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 17901634
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 17409753
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 17107467
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 16185743
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 16024175
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 15949168
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 15791232
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 14478026
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 14476070
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 26314881
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 26313718
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 26052215
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 25002229
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 25002229
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 24212685
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 19738687
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 19738660
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 15328004
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 13166582
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%.