Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,428,432 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 13,425,177 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
13,425,177 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 13,428,432 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 13,428,432 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 13,425,177 KWD per year, or 1,118,765 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 11682736
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 10944172
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 10809888
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 10339568
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 7855633
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 7729514
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 7520553
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 7296469
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7113741
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7093540
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7067693
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 6961348
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 6956047
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 6882218
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6784175
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6718413
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6582143
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 6513606
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 6450195
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5558835
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5021203
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4949049
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 4836979
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 7168122
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6247424
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 12083501
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 11146606
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 10476807
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 9078761
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 8732713
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8729853
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 8728985
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 8338978
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 8194613
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8064795
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 7928608
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7394358
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 7245075
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7122968
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7009521
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1612191
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 11885488
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9735785
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9017312
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 8965519
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8729961
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8728479
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8683227
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 8227333
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 8198258
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8164268
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8064546
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7664637
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 9769237
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 9400058
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 9162189
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 9134058
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 8883214
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8729159
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 8258575
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8176279
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8138162
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8057410
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7388689
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7386733
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 13425177
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 13424014
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 13291408
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 12757010
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 12757010
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 12354157
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 10071409
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 10071382
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 7820912
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6721730
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%.