Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,024,058 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 21,020,803 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
21,020,803 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 21,024,058 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 21,024,058 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 21,020,803 KWD per year, or 1,751,734 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 18290930
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 17134607
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 16924367
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 16188200
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 12299074
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 12101138
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 11774104
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11441402
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 11132814
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 11105550
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 11062992
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10895883
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10886784
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 10772819
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10619966
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10516942
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10298574
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 10195586
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10096095
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8695829
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7860440
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7745758
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7571405
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11216591
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9777142
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 18919565
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 17450976
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16401395
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14213404
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 13669870
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13667010
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 13666142
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13054595
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12827944
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12622171
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12409951
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11571952
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11338573
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11148650
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10969021
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2486221
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 18608233
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 15242614
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14115876
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14035600
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 13667118
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13665636
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13593799
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 12879654
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 12831408
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12777548
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12621921
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11997676
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 15295055
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 14716996
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 14344875
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 14300602
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 13907720
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 13666316
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 12929885
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12800876
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 12741020
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12614786
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11566283
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11564328
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 21019640
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 21020803
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 20811078
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 19972855
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 19972855
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 19342133
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15768128
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 15768102
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12244680
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10519543
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%.