Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,227,037 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,226,766 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
3,226,766 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 3,227,037 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 38,724,444 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 38,721,189 KWD per year, or 3,226,766 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 20650896
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 18002582
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 34849912
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 32142296
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 30207696
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 26178865
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 25175121
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 25171393
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 25172261
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 24043585
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 23625180
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 23242402
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 22853002
41.0%
11
China
KWD 21307164
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 20877813
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 20529854
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 20196000
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4523008
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 34274508
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 28075394
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 25997260
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 25850607
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 25172369
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 25170886
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 25037099
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 23721141
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 23628219
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 23528054
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 23242153
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 22095126
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 28172086
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 27107266
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 26422291
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 26340405
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 25616526
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 25171567
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 23815623
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 23577756
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 23467241
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 23235017
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 21301495
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 21299540
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 38720026
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 38721189
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 38334460
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 36788222
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 36788222
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 35626488
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 29043418
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 29043391
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 22553562
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 19369736
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%.