Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,889,600 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,889,329 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
3,889,329 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 3,889,600 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 46,675,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 46,671,945 KWD per year, or 3,889,329 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 40607424
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 38040288
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 37573536
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 35939580
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 27304992
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 26864525
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 26138743
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 25439231
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 24705603
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 24654483
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 24555493
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 24183174
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 24161250
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 23911744
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 23573793
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 23344931
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 22849308
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 22629977
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 22408643
52.0%
19
France
KWD 19289750
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 17448811
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 17190509
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 16805816
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 24888649
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 21697330
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 42005592
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 38741423
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 36409286
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 31553576
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 30343112
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 30339384
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 30340252
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 28979679
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 28475141
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 28012856
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 27543868
41.0%
11
China
KWD 25680080
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 25162701
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 24743755
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 24340625
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5437903
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 41311571
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 33839692
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 31334205
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 31157737
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 30340360
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 30338878
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 30177262
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 28590979
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 28477990
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 28357025
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 28012606
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 26630754
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 33956261
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 32672795
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 31847290
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 31748509
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 30875951
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 30339558
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 28705338
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 28418573
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 28285304
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 28005471
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 25674411
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 25672456
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 46670782
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 46671945
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 46205708
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 44341440
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 44341440
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 42941184
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 35006485
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 35006458
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 27184162
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 23345114
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%.