Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,597,400 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,597,129 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
2,597,129 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 2,597,400 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 31,168,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 31,165,545 KWD per year, or 2,597,129 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 27116856
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 25402572
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 25090884
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 23999652
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 18233748
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 17939894
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 17455159
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 16977388
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 16500702
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 16464002
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 16399126
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 16150859
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 16136688
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 15969118
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 15743061
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 15590269
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 15262250
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 15113250
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 14965571
52.0%
19
France
KWD 12885607
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 11652535
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 11481052
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 11223512
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 16623738
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 14491444
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 28049832
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 25871111
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 24314294
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 21071249
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 20263952
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 20260224
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 20261092
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 19352789
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 19016237
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 18709016
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 18395247
41.0%
11
China
KWD 17151560
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 16805862
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 16525363
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 16257342
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3653578
88.3%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 22675355
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 21818315
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 21266886
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 21201056
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 20618467
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 20260398
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 19168902
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 18977502
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 18888612
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 18701631
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 17145891
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 17143936
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 31164382
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 31165545
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 30854372
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 29610360
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 29610360
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 28675296
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 23376685
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 23376658
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 18153080
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 15591914
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%.