Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,335,015 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,334,744 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
3,334,744 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 3,335,015 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 40,020,180 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 40,016,925 KWD per year, or 3,334,744 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 34817557
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 32616447
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 32216245
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 30815214
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 23411805
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 23034261
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 22411932
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 21807586
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 21184232
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 21139301
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 21054952
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 20735874
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 20717277
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 20502937
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 20213008
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 20016794
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 19593102
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 19403956
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 19214234
52.0%
19
France
KWD 16541227
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 14961172
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 14740130
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 14410009
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 21341524
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 18604715
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 36016074
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 33217757
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 31218370
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 27054782
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 26017349
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 26013621
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 26014489
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 24848021
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 24415579
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 24019844
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 23617473
41.0%
11
China
KWD 22019819
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 21576122
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 21216594
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 20871450
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4672108
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 35421339
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 29014803
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 26867023
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 26715511
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 26014597
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 26013115
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 25874792
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 24514779
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 24418587
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 24315032
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 24019594
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 22834298
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 29114734
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 28014281
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 27306404
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 27221765
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 26473655
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 26013795
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 24612500
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 24366665
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 24252442
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 24012459
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 22014150
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 22012195
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 40015762
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 40016925
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 39617238
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 38019171
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 38019171
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 36818566
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 30015220
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 30015193
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 23308212
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 20017604
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%.