Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,939,994 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,939,723 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
2,939,723 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 2,939,994 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 35,279,928 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 35,276,673 KWD per year, or 2,939,723 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 30693537
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 28753141
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 28400342
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 27165220
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 20638758
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 20306033
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 19757391
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 19220831
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 18676023
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 18635500
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 18561580
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 18280423
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 18264196
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 18074904
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 17819181
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 17646221
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 17273765
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 17106119
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 16938913
52.0%
19
France
KWD 14583503
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 13189270
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 12994770
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 12703518
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 18814969
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 16401901
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 31749848
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 29283348
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 27520973
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 23850372
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 22936185
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 22932457
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 22933325
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 21905114
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 21524025
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 21175693
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 20820772
41.0%
11
China
KWD 19412681
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 19021465
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 18704261
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 18400419
47.8%
15
India
KWD 4126647
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 31225832
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 25578120
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 23685129
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 23551393
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 22933433
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 22931951
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 22810219
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 21611374
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 21527147
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 21435993
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 21175443
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 20130151
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 35275510
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 35276673
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 34924389
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 33515932
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 33515932
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 32457534
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 26460031
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 26460004
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 20547442
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 17647478
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%.