Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,828,154 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,827,883 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
3,827,883 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 3,828,154 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 45,937,848 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 45,934,593 KWD per year, or 3,827,883 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 39965928
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 37439346
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 36979968
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 35371819
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 26873641
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 26440145
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 25725826
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 25036858
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 24315448
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 24265014
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 24167645
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 23801226
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 23779670
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 23534061
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 23201430
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 22976186
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 22488532
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 22272546
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 22054714
52.0%
19
France
KWD 18985224
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 17173190
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 16919016
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 16540369
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 24495641
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 21354679
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 41341976
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 38129421
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 35834151
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 31055126
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 29863833
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 29860105
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 29860973
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 28521906
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 28025356
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 27570445
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 27108838
41.0%
11
China
KWD 25274537
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 24765321
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 24352958
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 23956253
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5353055
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 40658955
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 33305112
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 30839258
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 30665555
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 29861081
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 29859599
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 29700564
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 28139350
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 28028223
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 27909187
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 27570195
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 26210121
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 33419838
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 32156649
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 31344177
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 31246962
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 30388192
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 29860279
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 28251866
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 27969637
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 27838478
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 27563060
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 25268868
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 25266912
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 45933430
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 45934593
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 45475730
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 43640956
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 43640956
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 42262820
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 34453471
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 34453444
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 26754721
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 22976438
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%.