Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,919,928 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 1,919,792 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
1,919,792 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 1,919,928 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 46,078,272 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 46,075,017 KWD per year, or 3,839,585 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 40088097
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 37553792
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 37093009
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 35479945
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 26955789
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 26520966
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 25804463
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 25113487
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 24389751
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 24339186
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 24241509
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 23873966
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 23852339
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 23605988
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 23272345
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 23046411
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 22557240
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 22340616
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 22122118
52.0%
19
France
KWD 19043219
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 17225680
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 16970720
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 16590922
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 24570487
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 21419935
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 41468357
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 38245973
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 35943682
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 31150052
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 29955109
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 29951381
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 29952249
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 28609086
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 28111015
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 27654699
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 27191687
41.0%
11
China
KWD 25351770
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 24840999
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 24427383
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 24029454
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5369214
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 40783241
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 33406919
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 30933518
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 30759288
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 29952357
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 29950875
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 29791348
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 28225360
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 28113878
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 27994475
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 27654450
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 26290228
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 33521996
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 32254946
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 31439991
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 31342479
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 30481083
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 29951555
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 28338227
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 28055134
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 27923573
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 27647314
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 25346101
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 25344145
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 46073854
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 46075017
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 45614750
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 43774358
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 43774358
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 42392010
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 34558789
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 34558762
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 26836505
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 23046650
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%.