Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,555,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,554,929 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
10,554,929 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 10,555,200 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 126,662,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 126,659,145 KWD per year, or 10,554,929 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 67521827
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 58867702
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 113994072
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 105130799
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 98799302
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 85624922
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 82331065
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 82331932
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 82334792
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 78638397
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 77267333
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 76005176
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 74735517
41.0%
11
China
KWD 69673040
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 68270070
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 67136971
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 66036903
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14642045
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 112106722
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 91830412
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 85025613
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 84549193
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 82332040
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 82330558
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 81888987
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 77583139
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 77268264
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 76938051
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 76004926
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 72260653
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 92146949
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 88663835
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 86424557
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 86155803
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 83787483
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 82331238
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 77897466
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 77118780
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 76756587
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 75997791
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 69667371
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 69665416
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 126657982
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 126659145
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 125393036
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 120329280
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 120329280
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 116529408
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 94996885
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 94996858
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 73769507
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 63338714
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%.