Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,353,625 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,353,354 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
3,353,354 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 3,353,625 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 40,243,500 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 40,240,245 KWD per year, or 3,353,354 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 35011845
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 32798452
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 32396018
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 30987171
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 23542447
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 23162792
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 22536991
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 21929452
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 21302398
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 21257259
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 21172418
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 20851554
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 20832845
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 20617325
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 20325785
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 20128475
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 19702370
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 19512210
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 19321427
52.0%
19
France
KWD 16633458
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 15044648
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 14822357
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 14490404
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 21460553
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 18708493
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 36217062
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 33403112
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 31392560
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 27205746
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 26162507
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 26158779
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 26159647
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 24986665
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 24551804
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 24153836
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 23749230
41.0%
11
China
KWD 22142645
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 21696475
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 21334954
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 20987864
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4697806
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 35618995
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 29176710
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 27016927
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 26864577
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 26159755
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 26158273
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 26019168
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 24651562
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 24554807
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 24450668
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 24153586
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 22961695
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 29277199
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 28170605
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 27458781
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 27373667
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 26621381
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 26158953
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 24749842
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 24502633
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 24387771
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 24146451
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 22136976
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 22135021
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 40239082
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 40240245
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 39838325
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 38231325
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 38231325
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 37024020
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 30182710
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 30182683
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 23438276
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 20129264
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%.