Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,357,072 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,356,801 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
3,356,801 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 3,357,072 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 40,284,864 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 40,281,609 KWD per year, or 3,356,801 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 35047832
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 32832164
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 32429316
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 31019021
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 23566645
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 23186599
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 22560155
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 21952024
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 21324285
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 21279107
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 21194176
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 20872980
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 20854251
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 20638512
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 20346673
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 20149161
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 19722609
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 19532262
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 19341282
52.0%
19
France
KWD 16650542
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 15060110
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 14837587
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 14505295
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 21482600
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 18727715
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 36254290
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 33437445
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 31424823
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 27233709
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 26189394
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 26185666
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 26186534
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 25012345
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 24577036
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 24178654
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 23773634
41.0%
11
China
KWD 22165395
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 21718767
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 21356877
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 21009427
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4702565
88.3%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 29307292
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 28199560
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 27487004
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 27401803
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 26648743
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 26185840
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 24775281
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 24527817
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 24412837
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 24171269
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 22159726
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 22157771
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 40280446
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 40281609
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 39879276
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 38270621
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 38270621
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 37062075
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 30213733
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 30213706
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 23462366
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 20149946
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%.