Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
103,265,508 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 103,265,237 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
103,265,237 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 103,265,508 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 1,239,186,096 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,239,182,841 KWD per year, or 103,265,237 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 660496957
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 575861913
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1115265399
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1028525467
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 966567784
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 837690933
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 805471478
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 805472334
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 805475194
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 769330163
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 755906788
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 743519394
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 731113372
41.0%
11
China
KWD 681561073
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 667840630
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 656774530
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 645980910
47.9%
15
India
KWD 142660356
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1096780307
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 898410092
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 831807144
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 827158760
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 805472442
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 805470960
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 801135557
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 759003902
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 755881046
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 752640443
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 743519144
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 706916483
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 901507938
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 867430423
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 845527287
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 842894421
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 819721908
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 805471641
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 762099539
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 754478832
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 750932597
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 743512008
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 681555404
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 681553448
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1239181678
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1239182841
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1226791495
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1177226791
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1177226791
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1140051208
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 929389657
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 721714433
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 619600562
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%.