Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,950,480 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,950,209 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
2,950,209 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 2,950,480 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 35,405,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 35,402,505 KWD per year, or 2,950,209 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 18882038
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 16460376
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 31863096
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 29387788
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 27619122
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 23935434
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 23017976
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 23014248
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 23015116
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 21983235
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 21600783
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 21251192
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 20895012
41.0%
11
China
KWD 19481888
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 19089280
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 18770952
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 18466014
47.8%
15
India
KWD 4141126
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 31337204
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 25669348
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 23769594
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 23635386
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 23015224
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 23013742
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 22891569
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 21688447
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 21603901
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 21512418
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 21250942
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 20201933
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 25757744
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 24784187
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 24157870
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 24083036
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 23421216
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 23014422
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 21774632
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 21557175
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 21456159
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 21243807
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 19476219
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 19474264
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 35401342
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 35402505
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 35048963
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 33635472
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 33635472
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 32573299
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 26554405
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 26554378
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 20620727
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 17710394
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%.