Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,546,400 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,546,129 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
3,546,129 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 3,546,400 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 42,556,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 42,553,545 KWD per year, or 3,546,129 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 37024416
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 34683792
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 34258224
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 32768412
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 24895728
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 24494200
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 23832439
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 23191820
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 22526434
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 22479144
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 22389214
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 22049843
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 22029978
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 21802234
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 21494001
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 21285343
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 20834234
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 20633583
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 20431811
52.0%
19
France
KWD 17588851
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 15909358
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 15674114
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 15323192
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 22693542
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 19783493
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 38299032
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 35323151
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 33196934
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 28769537
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 27666152
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 27662424
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 27663292
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 26422839
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 25962917
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 25541816
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 25114054
41.0%
11
China
KWD 23414960
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 22943178
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 22561003
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 22193757
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4963998
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 37666453
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 30853852
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 28569729
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 28408705
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 27663400
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 27661918
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 27514717
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 26068459
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 25965864
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 25855674
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 25541566
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 24281351
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 30960125
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 29789915
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 29037203
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 28947173
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 28151629
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 27662598
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 26172522
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 25911086
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 25789603
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 25534431
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 23409291
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 23407336
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 42552382
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 42553545
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 42128492
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 40428960
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 40428960
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 39152256
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 31917685
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 31917658
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 24785565
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 21285914
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%.