Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,346,336 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,346,065 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
2,346,065 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 2,346,336 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 28,156,032 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,152,777 KWD per year, or 2,346,065 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 24495748
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 22947166
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 22665606
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 21679820
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 16471279
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 16205910
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 15768009
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 15333321
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 14906556
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 14872658
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 14814410
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 14590245
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 14577580
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 14425930
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 14221613
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 14083601
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 13788146
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 13652810
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 13519443
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11641334
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10526365
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10371751
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 10138915
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15017933
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13091398
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 25338341
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 23370514
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 21964335
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 19034618
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 18305653
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 18301925
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 18302793
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 17482362
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17178449
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 16901355
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16617744
41.0%
11
China
KWD 15494538
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15182196
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 14928596
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14686826
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3306898
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 24920607
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 20413295
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 18903214
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 18796192
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 18302901
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 18301419
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 18204620
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 17247988
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 17181741
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17109223
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 16901106
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16066217
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 20483566
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 19709378
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 19211199
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 19151771
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 18625521
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 18302099
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 17316049
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17143178
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17062910
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 16893970
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 15488869
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 15486913
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 28152777
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28151614
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 27871732
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 26748230
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 26748230
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 25903549
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 21117109
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 21117082
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16398413
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14085530
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%.