Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,004,995,692 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,004,995,421 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
1,004,995,421 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 1,004,995,692 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 12,059,948,304 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 12,059,945,049 KWD per year, or 1,004,995,421 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.7% 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 6427963214
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 5604313394
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 10853951386
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 10009758100
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 9406762307
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 7838967770
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 7838970630
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 7487219761
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 7356571734
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 7235976718
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 7115254867
41.0%
11
China
KWD 6632980287
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 6499456153
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 6391778500
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6286702291
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1387807505
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 10674031343
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 8743462693
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 8095243776
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 8050017534
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 7838967878
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 7838966395
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 7796758324
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 7386720755
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 7324738578
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 7235976469
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 6879782596
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 8773612444
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 8441963968
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 8228803861
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 8203176874
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 7977656109
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 7838967076
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 7416868297
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 7342699903
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 7308184646
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 7235969333
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 6632974618
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 6632972663
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 11939346081
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 12059945049
2.7%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 12059943886
3.7%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 11456950889
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 11456950889
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 11095152440
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 9044961313
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 7023834550
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6029981666
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%.