Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,755,992 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,755,721 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
2,755,721 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 2,755,992 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 33,071,904 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 33,068,649 KWD per year, or 2,755,721 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 17638093
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 15375824
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 29762626
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 27450688
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 25798715
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 22357748
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 21500970
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 21497242
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 21498110
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 20534299
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 20177130
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 19850878
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 19518060
41.0%
11
China
KWD 18198267
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 17831499
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 17534008
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 17249405
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3872569
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 29271552
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 23977303
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 22202993
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 22077537
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 21498218
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 21496735
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 21382731
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 20258960
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 20180305
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 20094927
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 19850629
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 18870550
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 24059863
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 23150488
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 22565421
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 22495547
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 21877370
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 21497416
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 20339311
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 20136207
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 20041870
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 19843493
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 18192598
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 18190643
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 33067486
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 33068649
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 32738445
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 31418309
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 31418309
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 30426152
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 24804013
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 24803986
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 19261466
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 16543466
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%.