Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,780,402 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,780,131 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
3,780,131 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 3,780,402 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 45,364,824 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 45,361,569 KWD per year, or 3,780,131 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 24190219
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 21088393
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 40826254
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 37653811
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 35387192
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 30667761
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 29491368
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 29487640
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 29488508
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 28166154
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 27675812
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 27226630
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 26770760
41.0%
11
China
KWD 24959373
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 24456502
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 24049256
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 23657543
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5287117
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 40151782
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 32889670
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 30454616
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 30283061
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 29488616
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 29487133
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 29330104
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 27788373
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 27678692
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 27561155
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 27226381
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 25883231
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 33002963
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 31755532
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 30953188
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 30857191
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 30009137
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 29487814
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 27899456
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 27620751
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 27491232
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 27219245
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 24953704
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 24951749
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 45360406
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 45361569
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 44908436
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 43096583
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 43096583
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 41735638
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 34023703
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 34023676
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 26420986
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 22689926
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%.