Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,720,969 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,720,698 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
2,720,698 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 2,720,969 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 32,651,628 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 32,648,373 KWD per year, or 2,720,698 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 28406916
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 26611077
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 26284561
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 25141429
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 19101202
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 18793328
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 18285543
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 17786567
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 17285310
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 17247232
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 17179094
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 16918964
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 16904051
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 16728646
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 16491889
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 16331823
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 15987776
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 15832050
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 15677329
52.0%
19
France
KWD 13498015
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 12206814
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 12027030
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 11757330
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 17414085
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 15180520
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 29384378
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 27101859
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 25470899
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 22073641
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 21227790
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 21224062
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 21224930
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 20273378
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 19920762
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 19598713
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 19270101
41.0%
11
China
KWD 17967116
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 17605000
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 17311262
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 17030321
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3824208
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 28899574
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 23672603
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 21920883
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 21797003
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 21225038
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 21223556
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 21111023
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 20001541
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 19923947
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 19839669
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 19598463
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 18630797
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 23754113
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 22856295
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 22278657
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 22209675
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 21599358
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 21224236
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 20080841
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 19880322
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 19787188
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 19591328
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 17961447
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 17959491
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 32647210
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 32648373
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 32322372
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 31019047
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 31019047
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 30039498
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 24488806
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 24488779
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 19016693
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 16333328
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%.