Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,689,840 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,689,569 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
10,689,569 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 10,689,840 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 128,278,080 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 128,274,825 KWD per year, or 10,689,569 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 68382984
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 59618515
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 115448184
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 106471814
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 100059532
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 86717122
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 83381257
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 83382124
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 83384984
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 79641465
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 78252898
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 76974584
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 75688752
41.0%
11
China
KWD 70561664
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 69140806
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 67993281
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 66879136
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14827961
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 113536730
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 93001780
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 86110139
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 85627659
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 83382232
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 83380750
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 82933524
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 78572743
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 78253790
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 77919350
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 76974334
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 73182341
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 93322356
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 89794811
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 87526975
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 87254788
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 84856256
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 83381430
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 78891109
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 78102487
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 77735670
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 76967199
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 70555995
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 70554040
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 128273662
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 128274825
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 126992559
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 121864176
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 121864176
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 118015834
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 96208645
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 96208618
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 74710495
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 64146554
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%.