Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,460,012 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,459,741 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
2,459,741 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 2,460,012 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 29,520,144 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 29,516,889 KWD per year, or 2,459,741 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 25682525
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 24058917
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 23763716
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 22730187
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 17269284
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 16991018
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 16531912
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 16077717
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 15628348
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 15593182
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 15531933
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 15296855
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 15283508
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 15124650
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 14910490
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 14765786
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 14455586
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 14314064
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 14174217
52.0%
19
France
KWD 12204712
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 11036269
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10874017
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 10629996
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15745004
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13725307
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 26566042
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 24502727
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 23028342
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 19956758
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 19192326
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 19188598
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 19189466
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 18329249
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 18010557
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17719822
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 17422557
41.0%
11
China
KWD 16244799
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15917355
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15651575
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 15397919
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3463867
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 26127957
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 21402277
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19818874
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 19706737
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 19189574
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 19188091
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 19086519
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 18083507
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 18013817
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17937730
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 17719573
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16844395
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 21475958
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 20664256
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 20141967
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 20079640
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 19527881
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 19188772
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 18154978
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17973718
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17889546
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17712437
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 16239130
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 16237175
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 29515726
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 29516889
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 29222203
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 28044137
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 28044137
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 27158532
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 22140193
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 22140166
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 17192886
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14767586
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%.