Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,594,628 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,594,357 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
2,594,357 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 2,594,628 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 31,135,536 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 31,132,281 KWD per year, or 2,594,357 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 27087916
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 25375462
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 25064106
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 23974038
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 18214289
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 17920749
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 17436531
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 16959236
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 16483101
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 16446432
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 16381629
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 16133628
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 16119473
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 15952080
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 15726263
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 15573634
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 15245974
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 15097125
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 14949605
52.0%
19
France
KWD 12871869
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 11640101
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 11468805
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 11211537
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 16606008
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 14475986
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 28019895
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 25843502
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 24288348
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 21048763
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 20242330
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 20238602
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 20239470
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 19332138
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 18995946
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 18689058
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 18375622
41.0%
11
China
KWD 17133265
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 16787935
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 16507733
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 16240002
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3649751
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 27557710
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 22573436
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 20903206
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 20785011
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 20239578
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 20238096
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 20130869
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 19072934
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 18999167
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 18918855
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 18688808
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 17765920
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 22651156
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 21795031
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 21244189
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 21178430
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 20596463
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 20238777
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 19148444
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 18957249
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 18868454
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 18681672
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 17127596
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 17125640
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 31131118
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 31132281
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 30821441
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 29578759
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 29578759
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 28644693
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 23351737
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 23351710
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 18133706
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 15575282
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%.