Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,850,167 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,849,896 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
3,849,896 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 3,850,167 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 46,202,004 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 46,198,749 KWD per year, or 3,849,896 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 40195743
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 37654633
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 37192613
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 35575219
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 27028172
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 26592179
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 25873753
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 25181008
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 24455221
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 24404541
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 24306592
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 23938059
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 23916371
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 23669366
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 23334829
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 23108289
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 22617780
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 22400595
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 22181509
52.0%
19
France
KWD 19094320
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 17271931
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 17016278
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 16635465
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 24636436
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 21477434
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 41579716
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 38348671
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 36040193
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 31233695
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 30035535
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 30031807
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 30032675
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 28685903
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 28186491
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 27728938
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 27264688
41.0%
11
China
KWD 25419822
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 24907682
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 24492961
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 24093954
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5383452
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 40892754
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 33496625
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 31016573
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 30841879
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 30032783
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 30031300
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 29871341
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 28301146
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 28189351
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 28069625
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 27728689
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 26360813
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 33612011
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 32341558
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 31524417
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 31426641
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 30562932
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 30031981
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 28414322
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 28130468
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 27998553
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 27721553
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 25414153
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 25412198
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 46197586
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 46198749
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 45737244
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 43891904
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 43891904
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 42505844
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 34651588
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 34651561
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 26908568
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 23108516
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%.