Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,662,400 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,662,129 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
2,662,129 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 2,662,400 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 31,948,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 31,945,545 KWD per year, or 2,662,129 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 27795456
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 26038272
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 25718784
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 24600252
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 18690048
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 18388819
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 17891959
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 17403034
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 16913423
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 16875998
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 16809406
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 16554899
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 16540338
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 16368647
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 16136961
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 15980343
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 15643892
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 15491355
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 15339971
52.0%
19
France
KWD 13207747
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 11944098
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 11768248
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 11504312
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 17039478
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 14853913
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 28751832
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 26518511
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 24922694
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 21598529
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 20770952
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 20767224
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 20768092
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 19837039
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 19492037
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 19177016
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 18855440
41.0%
11
China
KWD 17580560
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 17226226
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 16938763
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 16663946
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3743333
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 28277514
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 23163052
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 21449109
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 21327865
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 20768200
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 20766718
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 20656645
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 19571059
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 19495239
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 19412799
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 19176766
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 18229859
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 23242805
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 22364315
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 21799099
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 21731612
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 21134437
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 20767398
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 19648602
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 19452405
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 19361282
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 19169631
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 17574891
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 17572936
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 31944382
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 31945545
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 31626572
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 30351360
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 30351360
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 29392896
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 23961685
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 23961658
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 18607359
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 15981914
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%.