Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,360,002 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,359,731 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
3,359,731 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 3,360,002 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 40,320,024 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 40,316,769 KWD per year, or 3,359,731 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 35078421
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 32860820
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 32457619
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 31046094
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 23587214
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 23206835
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 22579845
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 21971211
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 21342889
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 21297679
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 21212670
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 20891193
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 20872446
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 20656521
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 20364429
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 20166744
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 19739812
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 19549305
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 19358159
52.0%
19
France
KWD 16665063
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 15073253
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 14850533
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 14517952
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 21501341
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 18744054
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 29332871
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 28224172
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 27510995
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 27425718
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 26672002
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 26208694
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 24796904
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 24549225
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 24434144
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 24192365
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 22179064
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 22177109
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 40315606
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 40316769
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 39914084
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 38304023
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 38304023
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 37094422
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 30240103
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 30240076
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 23482844
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 20167526
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%.