Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,132,230 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,131,959 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
3,131,959 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 3,132,230 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 37,586,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 37,583,505 KWD per year, or 3,131,959 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 32700481
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 30633209
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 30257342
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 28941481
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 21988255
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 21633718
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 21049217
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 20479669
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 19896637
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 19853969
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 19774973
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 19475362
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 19457982
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 19256500
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 18984131
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 18799854
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 18402465
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 18224356
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 18046192
52.0%
19
France
KWD 15536225
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 14051562
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 13844145
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 13533977
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 20044511
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 17473895
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 33825996
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 31198018
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 29320302
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 25409790
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 24435626
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 24431898
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 24432766
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 23337272
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 22931193
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 22559792
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 22181780
41.0%
11
China
KWD 20681438
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 20264683
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 19926882
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 19602940
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4392094
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 33267565
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 27250573
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 25233590
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 25091203
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 24432874
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 24431392
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 24301586
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 23024309
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 22934259
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 22837070
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 22559542
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 21446118
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 27344421
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 26310887
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 25646021
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 25566552
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 24863948
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 24432072
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 23115947
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 22885077
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 22777818
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 22552407
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 20675769
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 20673814
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 37582342
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 37583505
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 37208153
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 35707422
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 35707422
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 34579819
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 28190155
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 28190128
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 21890964
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 18800894
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%.