Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,651,273 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,651,002 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
3,651,002 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 3,651,273 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 43,815,276 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 43,812,021 KWD per year, or 3,651,002 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 38119290
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 35709450
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 35271297
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 33737438
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 25631936
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 25218510
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 24537186
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 23878570
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 23192331
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 23143871
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 23051173
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 22701734
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 22681239
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 22446845
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 22129532
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 21914700
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 21449988
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 21243629
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 21035880
52.0%
19
France
KWD 18108602
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 16379775
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 16137485
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 15776243
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 23364310
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 20368312
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 39431661
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 36367687
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 34178545
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 29620267
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 28484161
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 28480433
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 28481301
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 27204143
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 26730587
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 26296902
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 25856542
41.0%
11
China
KWD 24107122
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 23621406
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 23227995
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 22849784
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5108811
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 38780307
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 31766247
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 29414481
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 29248738
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 28481409
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 28479927
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 28328321
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 26839275
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 26733504
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 26620022
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 26296652
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 24999268
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 31875666
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 30670849
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 29895893
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 29803189
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 28984111
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 28480608
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 26946484
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 26677309
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 26552224
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 26289516
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 24101453
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 24099497
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 43810858
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 43812021
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 43374383
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 41624512
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 41624512
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 40310054
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 32861542
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 32861515
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 25518514
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 21915152
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%.