Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,045,158 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,044,887 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
1,044,887 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 1,045,158 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.01 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 12,541,896 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 12,538,641 KWD per year, or 1,044,887 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 6695598
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 5835447
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 11285619
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 10410781
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 9785308
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 8479462
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 8156464
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8153604
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 8152736
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 7788587
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 7653826
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 7532874
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 7405560
41.0%
11
China
KWD 6906763
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 6767295
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 6653104
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6547381
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1510177
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 11100832
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9093047
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 8422225
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 8373757
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8153712
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8152230
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8110081
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 7684330
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 7657492
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 7625822
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 7532624
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7158899
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 9124282
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 8779483
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 8557284
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 8531036
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 8296770
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8152911
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 7713356
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 7636511
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 7600931
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 7525488
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 6901094
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 6899138
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 12538641
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 12537478
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 12413737
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 11914801
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 11914801
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 11538544
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 9406507
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 9406480
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 7304584
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 6278462
49.9%
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%.