Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,791,764 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,791,493 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
2,791,493 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 2,791,764 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 33,501,168 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 33,497,913 KWD per year, or 2,791,493 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 29146016
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 27303452
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 26968440
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 25795575
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 19598183
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 19282276
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 18761285
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 18250161
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 17734828
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 17695959
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 17625952
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 17359026
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 17343688
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 17163794
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 16920907
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 16756673
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 16403444
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 16243865
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 16085108
52.0%
19
France
KWD 13848875
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 12524371
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 12339830
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 12063164
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 17866890
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 15575305
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 30148964
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 27806977
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 26133541
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 22647930
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 21779991
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 21776263
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 21777131
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 20800801
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 20438982
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 20108437
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 19771321
41.0%
11
China
KWD 18434363
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 18062841
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 17761518
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 17473175
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3921964
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 29651486
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 24288519
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 22491136
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 22364071
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 21777239
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 21775757
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 21660251
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 20521884
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 20442146
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 20355645
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 20108187
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 19115430
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 24372153
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 23450973
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 22858319
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 22787533
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 22161329
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 21776437
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 20603308
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 20397564
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 20301999
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 20101052
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 18428694
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 18426738
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 33496750
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 33497913
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 33163417
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 31826110
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 31826110
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 30821075
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 25125961
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 25125934
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 19511474
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 16758098
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%.