Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
39,384 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
* 39,382 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
39,382 KWD
Net pay
1.90 KWD
Tax the employer pays
1.56 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3.47 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1.90 KWD to pay you 39,384 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 81,918,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 81,915,465 KWD per year, or 6,826,289 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 71269286
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 66763757
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 65944570
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 63077090
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 47922451
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 47148756
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 45875114
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 44671620
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 43354007
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 43270110
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 43093584
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 42439318
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 42399771
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 41964039
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 41371771
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 40970014
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 40093455
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 39714273
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 39325533
52.0%
19
France
KWD 33845324
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 30622804
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 30167173
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 29493483
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 43673445
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 38075135
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 73724760
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 67993545
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 63899231
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 55378195
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 53251400
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 53247672
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 53248540
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 50860030
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 49973688
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 49158968
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 48337193
41.0%
11
China
KWD 45064016
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 44156433
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 43422821
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 42712610
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9493381
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 72504941
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 59391244
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 54991418
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 54682787
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 53248648
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 53247166
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 52962198
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 50177635
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 49975692
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 49762530
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 49158718
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 46735949
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 59595922
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 57343259
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 55894825
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 55721151
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 54189539
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 53247846
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 50380102
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 49876591
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 49642454
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 49151583
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 45058347
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 45056392
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 81915465
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 81914302
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 81096793
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 77822784
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 77822784
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 75365222
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 61439125
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 61439098
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 47710340
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 40966874
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%.