Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,434,116 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,433,845 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
2,433,845 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 2,434,116 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 29,209,392 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 29,206,137 KWD per year, or 2,433,845 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 25412171
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 23805654
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 23513561
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 22490908
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 17087494
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 16812166
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 16357891
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 15908139
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 15463920
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 15429043
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 15368478
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 15135886
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 15122694
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 14965478
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 14753560
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 14610381
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 14303540
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 14163426
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 14025056
52.0%
19
France
KWD 12076372
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 10920110
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10759598
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 10518125
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15579374
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13580899
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 26286365
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 24244803
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 22785955
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 19746690
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 18990337
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 18986609
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 18987477
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 18136323
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17820998
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17533371
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 17239216
41.0%
11
China
KWD 16073886
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15749882
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15486877
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 15235928
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3428109
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25852916
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 21176981
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19610282
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 19499310
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 18987585
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 18986103
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 18885617
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 17893171
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 17824265
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17748992
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 17533122
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16667122
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 21249886
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 20446730
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 19929933
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 19868267
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 19322319
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 18986783
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 17963866
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17784516
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17701234
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17525986
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 16068217
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 16066261
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 29206137
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 29204974
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 28914558
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 27748922
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 27748922
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 26872641
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 21907129
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 21907102
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 17011901
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14612210
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%.