Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,484,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,483,729 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
3,483,729 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 3,484,000 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 41,808,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 41,804,745 KWD per year, or 3,483,729 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 22294432
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 19435523
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 37625112
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 34701647
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 32612870
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 28263348
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 27179432
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 27175704
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 27176572
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 25957959
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 25506149
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 25092536
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 24672269
41.0%
11
China
KWD 23003120
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 22539629
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 22164139
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 21803417
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4877833
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 37003705
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 30310972
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 28067097
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 27908881
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 27176680
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 27175198
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 27030617
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 25609819
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 25509114
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 25400883
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 25092286
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 23854187
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 30415373
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 29265755
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 28526278
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 28437840
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 27656298
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 27175878
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 25712010
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 25455179
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 25335839
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 25085151
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 22997451
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 22995496
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 41803582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 41804745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 41387180
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 39717600
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 39717600
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 38463360
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 31356085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 31356058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 24349456
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 20911514
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%.