Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,818,404 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,818,133 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
2,818,133 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 2,818,404 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 33,820,848 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 33,817,593 KWD per year, or 2,818,133 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 18037280
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 15723861
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 30436676
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 28072311
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 26382891
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 22864034
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 21987783
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 21984055
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 21984923
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 20999269
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 20633986
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 20300245
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 19959929
41.0%
11
China
KWD 18610187
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 18235126
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 17930948
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 17639820
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3958750
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 29934428
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 24520287
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 22705722
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 22577457
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 21985031
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 21983549
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 21866924
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 20717688
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 20637143
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 20549806
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 20299995
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 19297797
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 24604720
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 23674749
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 23076445
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 23004979
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 22372797
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 21984229
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 20799911
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 20592201
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 20495721
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 20292860
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 18604518
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 18602562
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 33816430
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 33817593
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 33479900
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 32129806
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 32129806
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 31115180
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 25365721
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 25365694
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 19697659
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 16917938
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%.