Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
529,120 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 529,057 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
529,057 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 529,120 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 27,514,240 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 27,510,985 KWD per year, or 2,292,582 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 23937389
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 22424106
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 22148963
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 21185641
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 16095830
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 15836530
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 15408605
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 14983095
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 14566964
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 14533664
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 14476828
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 14257797
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 14245453
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 14097194
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 13897508
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 13762645
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 13474126
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 13341702
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 13211383
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11376274
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10286464
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10135443
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 9907870
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 14675858
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 12793155
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 24760728
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 22837827
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 21463737
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 18600767
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 17888488
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 17884760
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 17885628
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 17083917
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 16786955
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 16516280
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16239094
41.0%
11
China
KWD 15141552
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 14836316
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 14588446
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14352268
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3233047
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 24352569
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 19947996
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 18472411
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 18367796
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 17885736
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 17884254
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 17789702
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 16854891
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 16790263
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 16719425
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 16516030
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 15700097
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 20016663
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 19260123
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 18773288
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 18715224
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 18200976
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 17884934
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 16921347
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 16752423
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 16673992
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 16508895
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 15135883
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 15133928
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 27510985
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 27509822
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 27236358
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 26138528
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 26138528
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 25313101
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 20635765
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 20635738
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16024627
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 13764634
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%.