Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,990,560 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 14,987,305 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
14,987,305 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 14,990,560 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 14,990,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 14,987,305 KWD per year, or 1,248,942 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 13041787
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 12217306
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 12067401
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 11542407
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 8769478
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 8628589
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 8395345
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 8148923
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 7940309
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 7918656
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 7889372
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 7770531
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 7764448
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 7682365
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 7573050
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 7499624
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 7346470
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 7270848
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 7200016
52.0%
19
France
KWD 6203994
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 5605125
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 5524224
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 5399345
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8000736
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6973351
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 13489416
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 12443172
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 11695266
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 10134759
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 9748096
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 9745236
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 9744368
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9308799
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 9147511
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 9002072
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8850248
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8253528
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 8086950
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7950896
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7823838
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1791945
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13268098
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 10868328
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10065891
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 10008240
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 9745344
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 9743862
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9693143
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9184137
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 9151119
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9113042
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 9001822
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8555776
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10905686
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 10493547
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10228068
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10196617
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 9916561
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 9744542
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9219284
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9127380
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9084792
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8994687
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8247859
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8245904
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 14987305
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 14986142
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 14837915
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 14241032
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 14241032
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 13791315
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11243005
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 11242978
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8730711
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7502794
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%.