Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,527,515 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,527,244 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
3,527,244 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 3,527,515 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 42,330,180 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 42,326,925 KWD per year, or 3,527,244 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 36827257
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 34499097
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 34075795
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 32593914
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 24763155
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 24363770
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 23705532
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 23068153
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 22406523
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 22359443
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 22270012
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 21932454
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 21912702
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 21686156
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 21379558
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 21172012
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 20723352
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 20523728
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 20323034
52.0%
19
France
KWD 17495257
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 15824647
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 15590672
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 15241609
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 22572754
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 19678182
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 38095074
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 35135057
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 33020170
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 28616342
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 27518849
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 27515121
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 27515989
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 26282146
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 25824679
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 25405844
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 24980350
41.0%
11
China
KWD 23290319
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 22821046
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 22440894
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 22075623
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4937920
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 37465876
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 30689553
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 28417611
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 28257436
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 27516097
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 27514615
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 27368207
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 25929654
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 25827632
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 25718034
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 25405594
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 24152073
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 30795259
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 29631281
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 28882575
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 28793027
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 28001720
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 27515295
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 26033150
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 25773108
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 25652274
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 25398459
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 23284650
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 23282695
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 42325762
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 42326925
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 41904138
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 40213671
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 40213671
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 38943766
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 31747720
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 31747693
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 24653579
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 21172604
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%.