Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,864,800 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 10,864,529 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
10,864,529 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 10,864,800 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 130,377,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 130,374,345 KWD per year, or 10,864,529 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 69502029
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 60594170
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 117337752
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 108214415
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 101697158
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 88136397
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 84745945
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 84746812
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 84749672
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 80944917
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 79533605
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 78234296
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 76927447
41.0%
11
China
KWD 71716400
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 70272297
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 69106027
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 67973588
47.9%
15
India
KWD 15069554
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 115394975
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 94523932
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 87519441
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 87029089
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 84746920
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 84745438
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 84290864
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 79858699
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 79534447
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 79194515
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 78234046
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 74380044
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 94849757
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 91264475
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 88959530
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 88682882
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 86245088
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 84746118
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 80182314
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 79380780
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 79007954
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 78226911
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 71710731
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 71708776
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 130373182
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 130374345
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 129071084
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 123858720
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 123858720
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 119947392
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 97783285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 97783258
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 75933277
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 65196314
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%.