Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,645,440 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,645,169 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
10,645,169 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 10,645,440 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 127,745,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 127,742,025 KWD per year, or 10,645,169 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 68099002
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 59370920
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 114968664
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 106029590
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 99643948
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 86356949
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 83034937
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 83035804
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 83038664
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 79310685
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 77927890
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 76654904
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 75374405
41.0%
11
China
KWD 70268624
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 68853665
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 67710897
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 66601394
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14766652
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 113065158
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 92615500
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 85752497
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 85272015
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 83035912
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 83034430
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 82589069
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 78246403
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 77928795
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 77595749
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 76654654
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 72878398
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 92934744
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 89421851
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 87163433
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 86892378
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 84503809
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 83035110
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 78563437
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 77778092
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 77412800
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 76647519
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 70262955
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 70261000
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 127740862
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 127742025
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 126465087
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 121358016
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 121358016
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 117525658
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 95809045
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 95809018
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 74400187
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 63880154
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%.