Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,419,032 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,418,761 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
2,418,761 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 2,419,032 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 29,028,384 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 29,025,129 KWD per year, or 2,418,761 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 25254694
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 23658133
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 23367849
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 22351531
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 16981605
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 16707988
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 16256526
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 15809363
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 15368143
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 15333435
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 15273267
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 15042124
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 15029022
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 14872763
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 14662151
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 14519859
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 14214975
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 14075683
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 13938172
52.0%
19
France
KWD 12001615
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10852449
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10692951
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 10452962
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15482896
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13496784
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 26123458
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 24094566
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 22644769
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 19624328
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 18872682
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 18868954
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 18869822
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 18023948
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17710583
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17424766
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 17132423
41.0%
11
China
KWD 15974331
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15652331
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15390943
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 15141571
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3407280
88.3%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 21118202
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 20320024
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 19806427
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 19745145
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 19202582
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 18869128
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 17852546
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17674310
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17591545
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17417381
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 15968662
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 15966707
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 29025129
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 29023966
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 28735360
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 27576965
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 27576965
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 26706113
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 21771373
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 21771346
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16906480
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14521706
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%.