Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,914,957 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,914,686 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
3,914,686 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 3,914,957 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 46,979,484 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 46,976,229 KWD per year, or 3,914,686 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 40872151
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 38288279
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 37818485
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 36173878
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 27482998
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 27039654
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 26309142
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 25605278
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 24866609
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 24815206
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 24715546
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 24340793
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 24318716
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 24067603
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 23727457
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 23497102
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 22998190
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 22777479
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 22554700
52.0%
19
France
KWD 19415420
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 17562553
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 17302546
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 16915358
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 25050833
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 21838732
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 42279448
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 38993979
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 36646627
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 31759272
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 30540897
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 30537169
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 30538037
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 29168588
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 28660754
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 28195426
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 27723393
41.0%
11
China
KWD 25847436
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 25326688
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 24905026
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 24499244
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5472917
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 41580887
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 34060298
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 31538456
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 31360847
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 30538145
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 30536662
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 30373982
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 28777353
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 28663596
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 28541835
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 28195177
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 26804338
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 34177628
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 32885794
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 32054911
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 31955483
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 31077235
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 30537343
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 28892472
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 28603837
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 28469697
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 28188041
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 25841767
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 25839812
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 46975066
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 46976229
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 46506949
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 44630510
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 44630510
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 43221125
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 35234698
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 35234671
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 27361380
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 23497256
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%.