Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,105,211 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,104,940 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
10,104,940 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 10,105,211 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 121,262,532 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 121,259,277 KWD per year, or 10,104,940 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 64643697
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 56358361
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 109134191
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 100648909
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 94587405
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 81974612
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 78821151
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 78822018
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 78824878
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 75285979
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 73973414
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 72765255
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 71549648
41.0%
11
China
KWD 66703113
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 65359928
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 64275041
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 63222023
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14020681
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 107327401
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 87915508
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 81400952
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 80944781
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 78822126
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 78820644
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 78397972
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 74275719
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 73974474
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 73658387
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 72765006
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 69180217
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 88218545
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 84883928
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 82740092
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 82482812
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 80215471
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 78821324
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 74576547
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 73831071
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 73484332
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 72757870
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 66697444
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 66695488
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 121258114
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 121259277
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 120047167
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 115199405
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 115199405
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 111561529
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 90946984
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 90946957
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 70624570
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 60638780
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%.