Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,104,776 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,104,505 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
4,104,505 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 4,104,776 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 49,257,312 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 49,254,057 KWD per year, or 4,104,505 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 42853861
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 40144709
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 39652136
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 37927806
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 28815528
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 28350646
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 27584726
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 26848289
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 26071876
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 26018354
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 25913684
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 25520708
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 25497492
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 25234343
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 24877760
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 24636231
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 24112698
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 23881656
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 23648057
52.0%
19
France
KWD 20356163
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 18414002
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 18141242
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 17735376
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 26264915
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 22897248
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 44329493
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 40884576
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 38423333
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 33299083
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 32021485
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 32017757
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 32018625
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 30582740
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 30050229
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 29562123
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 29067289
41.0%
11
China
KWD 27100242
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 26554274
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 26112274
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 25686646
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5735027
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 43596949
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 35711723
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 33067448
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 32881297
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 32018733
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 32017251
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 31846598
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 30172522
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 30053016
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 29925297
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 29561874
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 28103759
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 35834748
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 34480274
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 33609130
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 33504862
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 32584018
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 32017931
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 30293336
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 29990692
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 29850033
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 29554738
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 27094573
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 27092617
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 49252894
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 49254057
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 48761999
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 46794446
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 46794446
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 45316727
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 36943069
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 36943042
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 28688010
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 24636170
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%.