Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,712,800 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,712,529 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
3,712,529 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 3,712,800 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 44,553,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 44,550,345 KWD per year, or 3,712,529 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 23757837
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 20711414
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 40096152
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 36980495
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 34754438
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 30119374
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 28964072
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 28960344
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 28961212
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 27662519
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 27180965
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 26739896
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 26292146
41.0%
11
China
KWD 24513200
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 24019310
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 23619307
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 23234663
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5193770
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 39433783
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 32301532
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 29910081
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 29741569
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 28961320
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 28959838
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 28805648
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 27291499
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 27183864
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 27068450
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 26739646
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 25420456
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 32412797
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 31187675
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 30399670
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 30305397
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 29472512
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 28960518
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 27400554
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 27126837
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 26999640
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 26732511
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 24507531
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 24505576
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 44549182
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 44550345
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 44105324
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 42325920
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 42325920
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 40989312
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 33415285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 33415258
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 25948521
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 22284314
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%.