Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,192,792 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,192,521 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
3,192,521 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 3,192,792 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 38,313,504 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 38,310,249 KWD per year, or 3,192,521 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 33332748
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 31225506
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 30842371
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 29501074
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 22413400
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 22051992
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 21456193
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 20876253
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 20281179
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 20237835
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 20157241
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 19851816
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 19834072
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 19628750
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 19351137
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 19163295
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 18758050
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 18576645
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 18395029
52.0%
19
France
KWD 15836370
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 14323218
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 14111732
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 13795605
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 20431865
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 17811616
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 34480066
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 31801216
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 29887163
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 25901069
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 24908010
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 24904282
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 24905150
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 23788459
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 23374506
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 22995838
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 22610551
41.0%
11
China
KWD 21081147
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 20656346
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 20312056
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 19981783
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4475721
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 33910793
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 27777463
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 25721417
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 25576305
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 24905258
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 24903775
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 24771426
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 23469440
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 23377555
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 23278466
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 22995589
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 21860700
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 27873127
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 26819608
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 26141896
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 26060884
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 25344689
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 24904456
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 23562895
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 23327555
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 23218217
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 22988453
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 21075478
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 21073523
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 38309086
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 38310249
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 37927629
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 36397829
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 36397829
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 35248424
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 28735213
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 28735186
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 22314227
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 19164266
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%.