Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,010,573 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,010,302 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
4,010,302 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 4,010,573 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 48,126,876 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 48,123,621 KWD per year, or 4,010,302 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 41870382
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 39223404
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 38742135
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 37057370
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 28154222
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 27700030
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 26951682
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 26231410
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 25473728
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 25421258
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 25319074
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 24935142
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 24912492
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 24655316
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 24306890
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 24070906
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 23559592
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 23333677
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 23105448
52.0%
19
France
KWD 19889293
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 17991447
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 17725016
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 17328419
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 25662393
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 22371930
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 43312101
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 39946315
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 37541593
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 32534909
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 31286701
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 31282974
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 31283841
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 29880928
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 29360663
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 28883862
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 28400343
41.0%
11
China
KWD 26478502
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 25945050
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 25513143
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 25097365
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5604947
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 42596422
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 34892157
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 32308643
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 32126731
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 31283949
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 31282467
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 31115771
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 29480130
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 29363477
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 29238715
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 28883612
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 27458885
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 35012355
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 33688969
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 32837805
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 32735939
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 31836234
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 31283148
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 29598118
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 29302426
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 29165002
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 28876476
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 26472833
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 26470877
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 48122458
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 48123621
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 47642867
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 45720532
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 45720532
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 44276726
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 36095242
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 36095215
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 28029633
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 24070952
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%.