Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,567,391 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,567,120 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
3,567,120 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 3,567,391 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 42,808,692 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 42,805,437 KWD per year, or 3,567,120 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 37243562
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 34889084
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 34460997
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 32962369
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 25043085
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 24639175
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 23973499
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 23329277
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 22659718
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 22612193
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 22521709
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 22180323
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 22160332
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 21931257
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 21621207
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 21411313
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 20957481
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 20755687
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 20552720
52.0%
19
France
KWD 17692883
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 16003515
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 15766861
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 15413873
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 22827801
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 19900548
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 38525735
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 35532222
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 33393409
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 28939816
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 27829882
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 27826154
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 27827022
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 26579222
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 26116571
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 25692951
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 25262667
41.0%
11
China
KWD 23553501
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 23078930
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 22694506
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 22325065
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4992983
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 37889398
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 31036474
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 28738812
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 28576843
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 27827130
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 27825648
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 27677565
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 26222742
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 26119512
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 26008663
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 25692702
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 24425047
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 31143377
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 29966240
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 29209075
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 29118510
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 28318256
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 27826328
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 26327435
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 26064450
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 25942247
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 25685566
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 23547832
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 23545876
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 42804274
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 42805437
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 42377865
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 40668257
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 40668257
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 39383997
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 32106604
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 32106577
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 24932269
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 21411860
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%.