Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,710,740 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,710,469 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
2,710,469 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 2,710,740 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 32,528,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 32,525,625 KWD per year, or 2,710,469 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 17348661
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 15123478
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 29273904
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 26999978
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 25375156
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 21990663
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 21148004
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 21144276
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 21145144
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 20197172
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 19845886
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 19525064
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 19197681
41.0%
11
China
KWD 17899604
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 17538848
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 17246205
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 16966334
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3810083
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 28790932
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 23583610
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 21838488
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 21715068
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 21145252
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 21143770
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 21031666
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 19926358
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 19849074
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 19765116
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 19524814
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 18560774
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 23664813
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 22770371
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 22194903
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 22126182
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 21518160
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 21144450
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 20005351
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 19805587
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 19712804
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 19517679
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 17893935
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 17891980
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 32524462
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 32525625
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 32200851
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 30902436
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 30902436
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 29926570
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 24396745
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 24396718
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 18945204
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 16271954
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%.