Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,971,802 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,971,531 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
3,971,531 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 3,971,802 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 47,661,624 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 47,658,369 KWD per year, or 3,971,531 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 25414413
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 22155725
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 42893374
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 39560155
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 37178696
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 32220398
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 30984288
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 30980560
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 30981428
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 29592084
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 29076860
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 28604710
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 28125849
41.0%
11
China
KWD 26222613
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 25694312
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 25266560
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 24854835
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5551411
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 42184636
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 34554850
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 31996343
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 31816175
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 30981536
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 30980053
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 30814985
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 29195163
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 29079685
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 28956140
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 28604461
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 27193475
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 34673885
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 33363292
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 32520352
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 32419475
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 31528470
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 30980734
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 29311988
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 29019158
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 28883065
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 28597325
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 26216944
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 26214989
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 47657206
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 47658369
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 47182268
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 45278543
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 45278543
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 43848694
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 35746303
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 35746276
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 27758665
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 23838326
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%.