Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,381,560 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,381,289 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
3,381,289 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 3,381,560 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 40,578,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 40,575,465 KWD per year, or 3,381,289 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 21639225
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 18864271
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 36518760
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 33681345
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 31654031
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 27432355
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 26380400
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 26376672
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 26377540
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 25194781
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 24756288
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 24354968
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 23947006
41.0%
11
China
KWD 22327016
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 21877135
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 21512621
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 21162610
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4736380
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 35915692
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 29419744
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 27241943
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 27088337
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 26377648
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 26376166
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 26235888
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 24856885
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 24759283
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 24654267
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 24354718
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 23152926
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 29521072
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 28405259
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 27687510
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 27601683
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 26843129
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 26376846
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 24956002
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 24706732
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 24590910
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 24347583
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 22321347
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 22319392
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 40574302
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 40575465
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 40170193
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 38549784
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 38549784
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 37332422
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 30434125
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 30434098
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 23633511
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 20296874
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%.