Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
43,815,387 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 43,812,132 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
43,812,132 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 43,815,387 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 43,815,387 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 43,812,132 KWD per year, or 3,651,011 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 38119387
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 35709540
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 35271387
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 33737524
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 25632001
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 25218574
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 24537248
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 23878631
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 23192390
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 23143930
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 23051231
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 22701791
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 22681296
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 22446902
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 22129588
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 21914755
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 21450043
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 21243683
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 21035933
52.0%
19
France
KWD 18108648
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 16379816
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 16137526
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 15776283
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 23364369
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 20368363
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 39431761
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 36367779
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 34178631
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 29620342
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 28484234
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 28480506
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 28481374
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 27204212
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 26730655
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 26296968
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 25856607
41.0%
11
China
KWD 24107183
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 23621466
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 23228054
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 22849842
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5108823
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 38780405
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 31766328
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 29414556
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 29248812
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 28481482
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 28479999
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 28328393
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 26839343
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 26733572
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 26620089
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 26296719
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 24999331
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 31875747
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 30670926
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 29895968
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 29803264
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 28984184
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 28480680
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 26946553
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 26677376
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 26552292
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 26289583
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 24101514
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 24099558
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 43810969
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 43812132
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 43374493
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 41624618
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 41624618
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 40310156
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 32861625
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 32861598
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 25518578
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 21915207
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%.