Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,036,133 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,035,862 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
3,035,862 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 3,036,133 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 36,433,596 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 36,430,341 KWD per year, or 3,035,862 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 31697229
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 29693381
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 29329045
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 28053545
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 21313654
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 20970021
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 20403445
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 19850387
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 19286463
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 19244868
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 19168409
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 18878023
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 18861219
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 18665831
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 18401783
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 18223164
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 17838239
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 17665359
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 17492673
52.0%
19
France
KWD 15059968
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 13620510
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 13419550
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 13118838
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 19429874
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 16938016
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 32788149
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 30240892
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 28420834
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 24630251
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 23686069
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 23682341
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 23683209
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 22621350
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 22227763
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 21867894
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 21501424
41.0%
11
China
KWD 20047198
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 19643210
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 19315705
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 19001811
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4259399
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 32246922
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 26414529
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 24459529
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 24321466
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 23683317
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 23681835
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 23556065
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 22317996
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 22230857
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 22136685
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 21867644
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 20788278
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 26505494
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 25503673
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 24859188
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 24782170
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 24101130
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 23682516
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 22406751
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 22182973
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 22079015
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 21860508
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 20041529
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 20039573
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 36429178
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 36430341
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 36066520
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 34611916
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 34611916
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 33518908
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 27325282
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 27325255
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 21219349
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 18224312
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%.