Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,918,672 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,918,401 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
3,918,401 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 3,918,672 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 47,024,064 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 47,020,809 KWD per year, or 3,918,401 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 40910936
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 38324612
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 37854372
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 36208205
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 27509077
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 27065312
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 26334107
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 25629606
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 24890197
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 24838753
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 24738995
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 24363886
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 24341787
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 24090438
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 23749969
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 23519396
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 23020002
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 22799089
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 22576098
52.0%
19
France
KWD 19433831
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 17579216
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 17318961
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 16931407
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 25074594
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 21859448
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 42319570
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 39030981
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 36681399
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 31789408
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 30569874
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 30566146
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 30567014
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 29196265
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 28687948
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 28222174
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 27749695
41.0%
11
China
KWD 25871955
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 25350713
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 24928653
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 24522483
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5478046
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 41620344
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 34092619
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 31568380
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 31390604
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 30567122
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 30565639
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 30402803
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 28804658
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 28690788
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 28568911
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 28221925
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 26829769
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 34210060
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 32917000
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 32085329
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 31985806
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 31106724
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 30566320
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 28919889
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 28630979
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 28496711
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 28214789
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 25866286
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 25864331
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 47019646
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 47020809
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 46551084
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 44672861
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 44672861
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 43262139
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 35268133
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 35268106
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 27387344
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 23519546
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%.