Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,715,180 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,714,909 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
2,714,909 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 2,715,180 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 32,582,160 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 32,578,905 KWD per year, or 2,714,909 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 28346479
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 26554460
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 26228639
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 25087939
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 19060564
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 18753346
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 18246641
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 17748659
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 17248553
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 17210539
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 17142554
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 16882979
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 16868101
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 16693064
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 16456808
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 16297083
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 15953786
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 15798376
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 15643984
52.0%
19
France
KWD 13469325
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 12180847
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 12001451
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 11732321
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 17377059
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 15148238
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 29321856
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 27044200
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 25416714
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 22026681
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 21182636
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 21178908
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 21179776
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 20230250
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 19878387
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 19557032
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 19229116
41.0%
11
China
KWD 17928908
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 17567562
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 17274444
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 16994108
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3816214
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 28838089
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 23622238
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 21874252
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 21750633
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 21179884
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 21178402
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 21066112
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 19958992
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 19881573
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 19797476
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 19556782
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 18591168
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 23703575
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 22807667
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 22231257
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 22162423
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 21553405
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 21179082
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 20038118
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 19838026
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 19745091
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 19549647
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 17923239
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 17921284
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 32577742
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 32578905
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 32253599
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 30953052
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 30953052
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 29975587
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 24436705
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 24436678
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 18976235
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 16298594
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%.