Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,475,192 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,474,921 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
2,474,921 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 2,475,192 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 29,702,304 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 29,699,049 KWD per year, or 2,474,921 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 25841004
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 24207378
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 23910355
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 22870450
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 17375848
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 17095859
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 16633921
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 16177121
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 15724735
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 15689399
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 15627749
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 15391214
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 15377776
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 15217955
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 15002481
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 14856883
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 14544714
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 14402366
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 14261653
52.0%
19
France
KWD 12279944
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 11104360
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 10941089
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 10695573
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15842096
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13809957
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 26729986
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 24653920
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 23170427
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 20079898
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 19310730
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 19307002
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 19307870
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 18442340
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 18121674
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17829118
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 17530030
41.0%
11
China
KWD 16344987
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 16015526
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15748120
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 15492877
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3484828
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 26289183
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 21534343
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19941149
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 19828329
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 19307978
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 19306495
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 19204285
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 18195080
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 18124930
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 18048367
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 17828869
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16948311
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 21608479
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 20791768
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 20266259
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 20203545
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 19648380
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 19307176
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 18267007
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 18084626
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17999933
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17821733
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 16339318
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 16337363
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 29697886
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 29699049
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 29402541
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 28217189
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 28217189
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 27326120
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 22276813
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 22276786
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 17298978
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14858666
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%.