Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,381,592 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,381,321 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
2,381,321 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 2,381,592 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 28,579,104 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,575,849 KWD per year, or 2,381,321 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 24863820
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 23291970
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 23006179
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 22005586
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 16718776
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 16449407
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 16004929
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 15564191
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 15130416
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 15096125
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 15036946
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 14809396
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 14796520
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 14642634
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 14435265
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 14295177
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 13995149
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 13857894
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 13722517
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11816063
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10684509
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10527526
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 10291221
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15243430
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13288002
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 25719106
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 23721664
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 22294331
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 19320615
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 18580650
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 18576922
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 18577790
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 17745020
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17436522
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17155198
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16867353
41.0%
11
China
KWD 15727227
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15410201
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15152824
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14907367
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3355581
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25295060
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 20720023
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19187201
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 19078593
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 18577898
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 18576415
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 18478136
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 17507120
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 17439805
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17366180
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 17154949
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16307565
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 20791351
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 20005528
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 19499872
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 19439545
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 18905383
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 18577096
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 17576239
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17400765
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17319287
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17147813
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 15721558
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 15719603
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 28575849
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28574686
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 28290573
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 27150149
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 27150149
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 26292776
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 21434413
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 21434386
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16644815
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14297066
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%.