Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,770,880 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,770,609 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
3,770,609 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 3,770,880 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 45,250,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 45,247,305 KWD per year, or 3,770,609 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 24129316
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 21035294
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 40723416
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 37558972
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 35298066
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 30590519
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 29417096
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 29413368
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 29414236
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 28095215
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 27606111
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 27158072
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 26703345
41.0%
11
China
KWD 24896528
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 24394922
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 23988696
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 23597979
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5273969
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 40050649
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 32806828
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 30377916
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 30206790
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 29414344
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 29412862
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 29256233
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 27718387
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 27608993
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 27491756
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 27157822
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 25818047
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 32919836
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 31675547
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 30875223
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 30779469
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 29933551
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 29413542
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 27829184
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 27551181
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 27421989
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 27150687
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 24890859
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 24888904
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 45246142
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 45247305
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 44795315
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 42988032
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 42988032
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 41630515
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 33938005
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 33937978
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 26354437
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 22632794
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%.