Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,293,120 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,292,849 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
10,292,849 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 10,293,120 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 123,517,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 123,514,185 KWD per year, or 10,292,849 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 65845563
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 57406226
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 111163608
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 102520483
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 96346233
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 83498929
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 80286841
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 80287708
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 80290568
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 76685901
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 75348907
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 74118200
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 72880022
41.0%
11
China
KWD 67943312
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 66575162
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 65470142
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 64397477
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14280154
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 109323178
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 89550316
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 82914559
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 82449932
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 80287816
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 80286334
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 79855770
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 75656851
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 75349914
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 75027928
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 74117950
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 70466563
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 89858991
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 86462363
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 84278672
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 84016601
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 81707092
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 80287014
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 75963315
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 75203971
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 74850779
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 74110815
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 67937643
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 67935688
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 123513022
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 123514185
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 122279526
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 117341568
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 117341568
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 113636045
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 92638165
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 92638138
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 71937851
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 61766234
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%.