Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,401,212 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,400,941 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
2,400,941 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 2,401,212 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 28,814,544 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,811,289 KWD per year, or 2,400,941 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 25068653
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 23483853
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 23195708
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 22186875
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 16856508
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 16584913
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 16136776
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 15692671
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 15254994
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 15220484
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 15160788
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 14931354
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 14918360
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 14763230
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 14554162
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 14412919
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 14110346
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 13972024
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 13835529
52.0%
19
France
KWD 11913299
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10772516
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10614215
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 10375980
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15368920
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13397412
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25503444
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 20890717
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19345240
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 19235749
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 18730934
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 18729451
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 18630348
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 17651327
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 17583418
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17509177
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 17296213
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16441875
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 20962634
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 20170336
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 19660518
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 19599691
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 19061127
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 18730132
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 17721034
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17544113
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17461961
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17289077
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 15851050
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 15849095
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 28811289
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28810126
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 28523659
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 27373817
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 27373817
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 26509380
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 21610993
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 21610966
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16781937
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14414786
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%.