Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,355,040 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,354,769 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
3,354,769 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 3,355,040 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 40,260,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 40,257,225 KWD per year, or 3,354,769 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 35026618
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 32812291
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 32409686
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 31000245
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 23552381
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 23172565
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 22546500
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 21938718
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 21311382
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 21266228
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 21181350
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 20860349
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 20841632
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 20626022
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 20334360
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 20136967
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 19710678
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 19520441
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 19329578
52.0%
19
France
KWD 16640471
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 15050996
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 14828609
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 14496517
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 21469604
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 18716384
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 36232344
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 33417206
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 31405804
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 27217225
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 26173544
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 26169816
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 26170684
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 24997207
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 24562162
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 24164024
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 23759248
41.0%
11
China
KWD 22151984
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 21705626
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 21343953
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 20996716
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4699760
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 35634024
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 29189020
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 27028325
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 26875911
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 26170792
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 26169310
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 26030146
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 24661963
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 24565164
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 24460981
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 24163774
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 22971381
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 29289552
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 28182491
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 27470367
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 27385217
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 26632613
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 26169990
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 24760285
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 24512971
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 24398061
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 24156639
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 22146315
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 22144360
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 40256062
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 40257225
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 39855135
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 38247456
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 38247456
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 37039642
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 30195445
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 30195418
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 23448165
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 20137754
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%.