Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,472,127 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,471,856 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
3,471,856 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 3,472,127 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 41,665,524 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 41,662,269 KWD per year, or 3,471,856 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 22218492
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 19369313
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 37496884
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 34583392
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 32501738
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 28167035
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 27086823
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 27083095
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 27083963
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 25869505
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 25419239
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 25007050
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 24588210
41.0%
11
China
KWD 22924758
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 22462844
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 22088627
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 21729147
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4861438
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 36877602
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 30207677
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 27971460
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 27813778
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 27084071
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 27082588
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 26938507
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 25522552
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 25422207
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 25314348
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 25006801
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 23772910
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 30311722
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 29166022
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 28429063
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 28340928
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 27562050
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 27083269
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 25624387
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 25368432
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 25249501
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 24999665
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 22919089
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 22917134
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 41661106
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 41662269
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 41246129
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 39582248
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 39582248
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 38332282
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 31249228
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 31249201
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 24266477
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 20840276
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%.