Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,362,987 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,362,716 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
3,362,716 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 3,362,987 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 40,355,844 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 40,352,589 KWD per year, or 3,362,716 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 35109584
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 32890013
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 32486454
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 31073676
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 23608169
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 23227451
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 22599904
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 21990758
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 21361842
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 21316599
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 21231511
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 20909748
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 20890983
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 20674869
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 20382518
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 20184658
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 19757338
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 19566669
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 19375353
52.0%
19
France
KWD 16679856
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 15086643
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 14863722
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 14530848
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 21520433
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 18760700
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 36318172
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 33496358
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 31480188
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 27281691
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 26235531
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 26231803
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 26232671
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 25056412
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 24620334
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 24221242
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 23815512
41.0%
11
China
KWD 22204434
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 21757020
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 21394496
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 21046428
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4710733
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 35718429
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 29258159
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 27092338
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 26939567
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 26232779
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 26231296
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 26091799
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 24720373
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 24623334
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 24518901
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 24220993
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 23025783
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 40351426
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 40352589
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 39949546
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 38338052
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 38338052
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 37127376
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 30266968
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 30266941
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 23503706
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 20185436
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%.