Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,313,095 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 11,312,824 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
11,312,824 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 11,313,095 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 135,757,140 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 135,753,885 KWD per year, or 11,312,824 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 72369323
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 63094064
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 122179338
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 112679434
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 105893199
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 91772966
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 88242646
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 88243513
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 88246373
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 84284714
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 82815124
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 81462020
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 80101322
41.0%
11
China
KWD 74675147
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 73171484
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 71957183
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 70777872
47.9%
15
India
KWD 15688578
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 120156303
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 98424099
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 91130458
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 90619932
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 88243621
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 88242139
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 87768736
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 83153667
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 82815837
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 82461832
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 81461770
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 77448883
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 98763372
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 95030153
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 92630125
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 92342045
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 89803654
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 88242819
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 83490731
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 82656113
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 82267891
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 81454635
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 74669478
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 74667523
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 135752722
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 135753885
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 134396829
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 128969283
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 128969283
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 124896569
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 101817940
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 101817913
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 79066375
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 67886084
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%.