Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,950,780 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 1,950,644 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
1,950,644 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 1,950,780 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 46,818,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 46,815,465 KWD per year, or 3,901,289 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 40732286
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 38157257
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 37689070
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 36050090
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 27388951
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 26947127
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 26219114
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 25517550
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 24781544
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 24730290
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 24630984
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 24257518
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 24235521
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 23985258
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 23646271
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 23416705
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 22919530
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 22699548
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 22477533
52.0%
19
France
KWD 19349024
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 17502459
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 17243353
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 16857483
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 24965145
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 21764024
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 42134760
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 38860545
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 36521231
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 31650595
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 30436400
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 30432672
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 30433540
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 29068781
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 28562688
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 28098968
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 27628544
41.0%
11
China
KWD 25759016
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 25240048
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 24819821
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 24415440
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5454417
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 41438598
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 33943744
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 31430543
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 31253537
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 30433648
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 30432166
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 30270048
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 28678885
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 28565533
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 28444194
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 28098718
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 26712628
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 34060672
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 32773259
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 31945218
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 31846131
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 30970889
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 30432846
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 28793602
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 28505956
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 28372275
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 28091583
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 25753347
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 25751392
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 46814302
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 46815465
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 46347793
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 44477784
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 44477784
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 43073222
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 35114125
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 35114098
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 27267749
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 23416874
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%.