Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,955,680 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,955,409 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
3,955,409 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 3,955,680 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 47,468,160 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 47,464,905 KWD per year, or 3,955,409 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 41297299
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 38686550
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 38211869
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 36550159
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 27768874
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 27320909
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 26582801
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 25871949
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 25125182
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 25073324
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 24972590
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 24593927
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 24571606
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 24317911
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 23974238
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 23741486
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 23237292
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 23014364
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 22789264
52.0%
19
France
KWD 19617243
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 17745219
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 17482477
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 17091281
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 25311297
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 22065822
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 42719256
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 39399580
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 37027794
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 32089617
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 30858536
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 30854808
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 30855676
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 29471975
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 28958847
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 28488632
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 28011707
41.0%
11
China
KWD 26116208
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 25590049
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 25164024
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 24753985
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5529149
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 42013405
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 34414588
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 31866480
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 31687038
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 30855784
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 30854302
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 30689911
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 29076667
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 28961676
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 28838637
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 28488382
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 27083110
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 34533140
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 33227867
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 32388347
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 32287881
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 31400494
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 30854982
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 29193008
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 28901367
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 28765828
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 28481247
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 26110539
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 26108584
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 47463742
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 47464905
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 46990739
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 45094752
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 45094752
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 43670707
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 35601205
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 35601178
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 27645990
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 23741594
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%.