Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,265,947 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,265,676 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
3,265,676 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 3,265,947 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 39,191,364 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 39,188,109 KWD per year, or 3,265,676 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 34096487
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 31940962
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 31549048
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 30177026
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 22926948
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 22557240
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 21947795
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 21355301
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 20745681
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 20701521
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 20618995
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 20306547
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 20288364
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 20078404
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 19794456
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 19602308
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 19187575
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 19002187
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 18816402
52.0%
19
France
KWD 16198926
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 14651361
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 14434960
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 14111635
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 20899765
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 18219561
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 35270140
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 32529840
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 30571893
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 26494503
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 25478619
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 25474891
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 25475759
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 24333464
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 23910001
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 23522554
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 23128480
41.0%
11
China
KWD 21563970
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 21129449
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 20777322
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 20439399
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4576736
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 34687770
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 28413911
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 26310681
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 26162277
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 25475867
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 25474384
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 25338962
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 24007129
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 23913029
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 23811643
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 23522305
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 22361488
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 28511770
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 27434110
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 26740882
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 26658004
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 25925393
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 25475065
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 24102778
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 23862040
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 23750189
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 23515169
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 21558301
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 21556346
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 39186946
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 39188109
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 38796711
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 37231796
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 37231796
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 36056055
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 29393608
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 29393581
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 22825501
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 19603196
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%.