Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,288,948 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,288,677 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
3,288,677 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 3,288,948 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 39,467,376 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 39,464,121 KWD per year, or 3,288,677 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 34336617
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 32165911
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 31771238
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 30389555
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 23088415
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 22716098
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 22102362
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 21505921
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 20891727
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 20847310
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 20764177
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 20449521
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 20431201
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 20219781
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 19933842
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 19740340
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 19322623
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 19135984
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 18948888
52.0%
19
France
KWD 16312919
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 14754534
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 14536588
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 14210999
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 21046879
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 18347825
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 35518551
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 32758930
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 30787183
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 26681087
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 25658026
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 25654298
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 25655166
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 24504821
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 24078368
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 23688162
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 23291324
41.0%
11
China
KWD 21715777
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 21278200
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 20923608
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 20583281
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4608497
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 34932063
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 28614020
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 26495954
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 26346515
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 25655274
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 25653792
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 25517404
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 24176186
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 24081390
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 23979281
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 23687912
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 22518943
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 28712569
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 27627319
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 26929212
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 26845747
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 26107975
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 25654473
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 24272526
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 24030090
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 23917449
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 23680776
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 21710108
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 21708152
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 39462958
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 39464121
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 39069962
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 37494007
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 37494007
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 36309986
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 29600617
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 29600590
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 22986253
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 19741202
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%.