Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,981,344 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,981,073 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
3,981,073 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 3,981,344 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 47,776,128 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 47,772,873 KWD per year, or 3,981,073 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 41565231
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 38937544
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 38459783
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 36787294
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 27949035
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 27498158
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 26755263
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 26040007
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 25288137
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 25235993
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 25134581
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 24753455
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 24730980
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 24475657
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 24129762
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 23895499
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 23387976
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 23163652
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 22937089
52.0%
19
France
KWD 19744434
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 17860337
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 17595871
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 17202150
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 25475444
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 22208936
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 42996428
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 39655194
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 37268009
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 32297803
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 31058715
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 31054987
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 31055855
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 29663171
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 29146707
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 28673413
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 28193405
41.0%
11
China
KWD 26285591
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 25756022
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 25327247
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 24914524
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5564587
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 42285981
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 34637865
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 32073203
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 31892607
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 31055963
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 31054481
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 30889012
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 29265297
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 29149529
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 29025685
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 28673163
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 27258795
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 34757186
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 33443445
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 32598481
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 32497360
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 31604215
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 31055161
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 29382408
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 29088873
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 28952453
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 28666028
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 26279922
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 26277966
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 47771710
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 47772873
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 47295627
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 45387322
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 45387322
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 43954038
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 35832181
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 35832154
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 27825353
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 23895578
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%.