Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,975,140 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,974,869 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
3,974,869 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 3,975,140 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 47,701,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 47,698,425 KWD per year, or 3,974,869 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 41500462
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 38876869
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 38399852
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 36729969
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 27905483
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 27455310
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 26713572
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 25999381
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 25248744
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 25196670
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 25095421
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 24714891
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 24692453
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 24437524
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 24092166
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 23858268
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 23351550
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 23127563
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 22901354
52.0%
19
France
KWD 19713687
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 17832509
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 17568459
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 17175349
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 25435763
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 22174339
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 42929424
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 39593402
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 37209940
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 32247476
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 31010324
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 31006596
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 31007464
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 29616952
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 29101294
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 28628744
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 28149481
41.0%
11
China
KWD 26244644
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 25715900
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 25287789
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 24875715
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5556020
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 42220089
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 34583890
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 32023230
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 31842912
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 31007572
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 31006090
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 30840882
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 29219698
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 29104118
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 28980468
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 28628494
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 27216325
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 34703025
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 33391331
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 32547683
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 32446721
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 31554967
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 31006770
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 29336623
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 29043546
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 28907339
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 28621359
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 26238975
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 26237020
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 47697262
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 47698425
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 47221923
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 45316596
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 45316596
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 43885546
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 35776345
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 35776318
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 27781994
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 23858354
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%.