Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,896,130 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,895,859 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
2,895,859 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 2,896,130 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 34,753,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 34,750,305 KWD per year, or 2,895,859 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 18534415
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 16157296
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 31276116
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 28846462
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 27110406
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 23494547
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 22594046
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 22590318
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 22591186
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 21578328
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 21202941
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 20859872
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 20510220
41.0%
11
China
KWD 19123178
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 18737791
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 18425286
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 18126030
47.8%
15
India
KWD 4066077
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 30759954
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 25196503
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 23331805
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 23200042
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 22591294
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 22589812
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 22469922
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 21288974
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 21206075
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 21116298
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 20859622
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 19829876
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 25283268
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 24327647
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 23712857
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 23639410
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 22989786
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 22590492
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 21373529
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 21160083
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 21060933
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 20852487
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 19117509
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 19115554
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 34749142
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 34750305
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 34403285
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 33015882
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 33015882
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 31973275
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 26065255
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 26065228
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 20240880
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 17384294
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%.