Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,234,720 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,234,449 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
3,234,449 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 3,234,720 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 38,816,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 38,813,385 KWD per year, or 3,234,449 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 33770477
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 31635562
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 31247395
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 29888489
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 22707734
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 22341570
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 21737949
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 21150814
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 20547403
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 20503591
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 20421890
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 20112440
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 20094445
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 19886464
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 19605220
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 19414910
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 19004228
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 18820540
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 18636535
52.0%
19
France
KWD 16044165
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 14511290
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 14296987
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 13976734
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 20700037
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 18045426
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 34932888
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 32218819
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 30279609
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 26241189
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 25235048
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 25231320
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 25232188
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 24100823
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 23681419
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 23297720
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 22907397
41.0%
11
China
KWD 21357872
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 20927500
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 20578718
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 20244061
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4533617
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 34356109
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 28142236
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 26059147
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 25912148
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 25232296
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 25230814
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 25096703
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 23777611
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 23684456
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 23584050
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 23297470
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 22147721
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 28239159
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 27171803
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 26485198
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 26403117
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 25677513
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 25231494
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 23872323
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 23633889
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 23523111
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 23290335
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 21352203
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 21350248
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 38812222
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 38813385
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 38425734
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 36875808
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 36875808
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 35711309
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 29112565
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 29112538
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 22607258
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 19415834
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%.