Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,894,448 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,894,177 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
2,894,177 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 2,894,448 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 34,733,376 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 34,730,121 KWD per year, or 2,894,177 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 30218037
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 28307701
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 27960368
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 26744375
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 20319025
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 19991468
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 19451322
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 18922577
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 18386826
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 18346811
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 18274093
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 17997309
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 17981356
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 17794951
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 17543172
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 17372893
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 17006345
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 16841178
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 16676568
52.0%
19
France
KWD 14357777
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 12984970
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 12793529
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 12506759
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 18523657
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 16147917
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 31257951
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 28829710
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 27094663
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 23480903
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 22580926
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 22577198
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 22578066
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 21565797
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 21190628
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 20847762
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 20498312
41.0%
11
China
KWD 19112077
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 18726913
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 18414588
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 18115509
47.8%
15
India
KWD 4063755
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 30742089
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 25181870
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 23318256
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 23186570
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 22578174
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 22576692
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 22456873
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 21276611
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 21193763
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 21104039
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 20847512
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 19818362
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 25268584
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 24313519
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 23699085
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 23625680
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 22976434
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 22577373
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 21361116
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 21147794
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 21048702
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 20840376
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 19106408
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 19104452
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 34728958
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 34730121
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 34383302
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 32996707
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 32996707
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 31954706
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 26050117
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 26050090
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 20229124
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 17374202
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%.