Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,307,128 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 23,303,873 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
23,303,873 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 23,307,128 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 23,307,128 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,303,873 KWD per year, or 1,941,989 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 20277201
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 18995309
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 18762238
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 17946164
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 13634670
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 13415148
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 13052623
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 12687274
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 12340855
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 12311467
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 12263887
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 12078513
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 12068272
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 11942244
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 11772917
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 11658692
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 11415647
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 11302304
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 11191969
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9638737
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 8713850
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8586385
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8393310
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12433467
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10838093
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 20974328
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 19345924
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 18182189
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 15756759
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 15153865
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15151005
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 15150137
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 14472001
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14220617
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13992013
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 13756940
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12827641
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12568984
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12358677
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12159156
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2748934
88.2%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16955989
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 16315145
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 15902671
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 15853547
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 15417971
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 15150311
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14333973
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14190923
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 14124533
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13984628
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12821972
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 12820016
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 23303873
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 23302710
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 23071317
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 22141772
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 22141772
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 21442558
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 17480431
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 17480404
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13574363
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11661078
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%.