Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,400,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,399,729 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
2,399,729 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 2,400,000 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 28,800,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,796,745 KWD per year, or 2,399,729 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 25056000
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 23472000
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 23184000
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 22175676
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 16848000
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 16576543
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 16128631
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 15684734
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 15247298
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 15212802
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 15153137
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 14923821
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 14910834
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 14755781
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 14546817
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 14405646
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 14103230
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 13964974
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 13828547
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11907293
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10767080
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10608860
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 10370744
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15361168
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13390653
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 25917912
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 23905007
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 22466630
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 19469941
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 18724232
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 18720504
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 18721372
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 17882159
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17571269
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17287736
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16997679
41.0%
11
China
KWD 15848720
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15529249
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15269899
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 15022518
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3381000
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25490571
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 20880172
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19335477
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 19226041
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 18721480
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 18719998
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 18620945
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 17642419
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 17574546
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17500344
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 17287486
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16433578
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 20952053
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 20160155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 19650595
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 19589798
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 19051506
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 18720678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 17712090
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17535258
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17453147
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17280351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 15843051
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 15841096
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 28796745
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28795582
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 28509260
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 27360000
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 27360000
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 26496000
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 21600085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 21600058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16773467
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14407514
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%.