Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,100,885 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,100,614 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
3,100,614 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 3,100,885 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 37,210,620 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 37,207,365 KWD per year, or 3,100,614 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 32373239
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 30326655
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 29954549
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 28651853
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 21768213
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 21417233
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 20838578
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 20274409
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 19697610
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 19655292
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 19577124
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 19280522
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 19263329
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 19063835
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 18794180
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 18611749
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 18218425
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 18042022
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 17865645
52.0%
19
France
KWD 15380879
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 13910961
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 13705650
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 13398567
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 19844028
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 17299102
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 33487470
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 30885822
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 29026913
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 25155520
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 24191135
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 24187407
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 24188275
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 23103752
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 22701747
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 22334108
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 21959861
41.0%
11
China
KWD 20474561
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 20061970
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 19727528
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 19406864
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4348812
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 32934651
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 26977872
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 24981106
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 24840130
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 24188383
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 24186901
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 24058411
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 22793923
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 22704823
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 22608618
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 22333858
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 21231543
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 27070779
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 26047589
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 25389371
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 25310702
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 24615131
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 24187581
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 22884621
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 22656064
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 22549882
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 22326723
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 20468892
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 20466937
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 37206202
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 37207365
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 36835774
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 35350089
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 35350089
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 34233770
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 27908050
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 27908023
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 21671896
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 18612824
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%.