Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,024,060 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 21,020,805 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
21,020,805 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 21,024,060 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 21,024,060 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 21,020,805 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 18290932
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 17134609
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 16924368
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 16188202
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 12299075
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 12101139
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 11774105
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 11441404
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 11132815
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 11105551
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 11062993
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 10895884
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 10886785
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 10772820
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 10619967
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 10516943
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 10298575
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 10195587
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 10096096
52.0%
19
France
KWD 8695830
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7860441
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 7745759
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 7571405
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11216592
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9777143
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 18919566
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 17450977
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16401396
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14213405
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 13669871
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13667011
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 13666143
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13054597
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12827946
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12622172
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12409952
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11571953
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11338574
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11148651
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10969022
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2486221
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 18608234
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 15242616
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14115878
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14035601
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 13667119
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13665637
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13593800
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 12879655
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 12831409
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12777549
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12621922
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11997677
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 15295057
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 14716997
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 14344876
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 14300604
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 13907722
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 13666317
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 12929886
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12800877
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 12741021
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12614787
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11566284
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11564329
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 21019642
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 21020805
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 20811080
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 19972857
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 19972857
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 19342135
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15768130
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 15768103
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12244682
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10519544
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%.