Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,697,356 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,697,085 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
3,697,085 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 3,697,356 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 44,368,272 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 44,365,017 KWD per year, or 3,697,085 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 38600397
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 36160142
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 35716459
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 34163245
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 25955439
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 25536784
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 24846863
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 24180340
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 23484938
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 23435964
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 23342049
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 22988186
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 22967414
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 22730099
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 22408795
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 22191250
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 21720561
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 21511694
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 21301318
52.0%
19
France
KWD 18336989
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 16586484
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 16341098
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 15975322
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 23659057
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 20625291
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 39929357
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 36826673
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 34609882
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 29994092
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 28843609
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 28839881
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 28840749
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 27547461
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 27067915
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 26628699
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 26182804
41.0%
11
China
KWD 24411270
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 23919432
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 23521083
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 23138054
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5172444
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 39269753
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 32167169
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 29785680
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 29617863
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 28840857
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 28839375
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 28685833
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 27177985
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 27070819
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 26955889
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 26628450
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 25314733
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 32277971
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 31057946
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 30273216
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 30179337
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 29349918
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 28840055
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 27286577
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 27014000
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 26887333
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 26621314
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 24405601
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 24403645
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 44363854
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 44365017
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 43921850
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 42149858
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 42149858
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 40818810
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 33276289
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 33276262
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 25840584
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 22191650
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%.