Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,135,320 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,135,049 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
10,135,049 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 10,135,320 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 121,623,840 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 121,620,585 KWD per year, or 10,135,049 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 64836274
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 56526263
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 109459368
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 100948795
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 94869225
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 82218856
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 79056001
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 79056868
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 79059728
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 75510291
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 74193811
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 72982040
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 71762817
41.0%
11
China
KWD 66901832
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 65554647
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 64466534
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 63410368
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14062257
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 107647188
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 88177456
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 81643480
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 81185954
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 79056976
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 79055494
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 78631558
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 74497021
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 74194863
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 73877831
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 72981790
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 69386330
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 88481397
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 85136843
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 82986621
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 82728574
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 80454476
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 79056174
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 74798751
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 74051053
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 73703281
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 72974655
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 66896163
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 66894208
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 121619422
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 121620585
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 120404862
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 115542648
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 115542648
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 111893933
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 91217965
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 91217938
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 70834999
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 60819434
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%.