Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,903,360 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 23,900,105 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
23,900,105 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 23,903,360 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 23,903,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,900,105 KWD per year, or 1,991,675 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 20795923
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 19481238
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 19242205
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 18405263
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 13983466
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 13758306
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 13386513
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 13012638
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 12656339
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 12626397
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 12577505
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 12387361
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 12376822
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 12247643
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 12074014
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 11956864
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 11707375
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 11591327
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 11478160
52.0%
19
France
KWD 9884980
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 8936720
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 8805917
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 8607953
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12751259
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 11115165
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 21510936
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 19840796
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 18647250
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 16159812
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 15541416
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15538556
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 15537688
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 14842162
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14584319
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 14349752
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 14108711
41.0%
11
China
KWD 13155568
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12890310
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12674680
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12469963
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2817543
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 21156648
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 17330108
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 16048608
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 15957534
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 15538664
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 15537182
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 15455268
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 14643227
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 14587713
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 14526320
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 14349502
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 13640217
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 17389748
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 16732507
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 16309495
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 16259104
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 15812379
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 15537862
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14700656
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14553939
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 14485842
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 14342367
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 13149899
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 13147944
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 23900105
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 23898942
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 23661587
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 22708192
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 22708192
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 21991091
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 17927605
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 17927578
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13921615
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11959194
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%.