Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,250,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,249,729 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
3,249,729 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 3,250,000 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 39,000,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 38,996,745 KWD per year, or 3,249,729 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 20797768
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 18130634
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 35097912
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 32371007
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 30422630
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 26365140
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 25354232
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 25350504
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 25351372
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 24214659
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 23793269
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 23407736
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 23015577
41.0%
11
China
KWD 21458720
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 21026318
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 20675899
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 20339644
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4554716
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 34518397
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 28275172
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 26182227
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 26034541
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 25351480
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 25349998
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 25215245
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 23889919
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 23796302
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 23695416
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 23407486
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 22252321
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 28372553
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 27300155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 26610310
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 26527838
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 25798806
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 25350678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 23985090
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 23745528
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 23634225
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 23400351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 21453051
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 21451096
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 38995582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 38996745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 38607260
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 37050000
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 37050000
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 35880000
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 29250085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 29250058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 22714049
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 19507514
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%.