Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,379,312 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 11,379,041 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
11,379,041 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 11,379,312 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 136,551,744 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 136,548,489 KWD per year, or 11,379,041 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 72792847
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 63463319
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 122894482
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 113338955
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 106512990
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 92310119
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 88759139
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 88760006
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 88762866
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 84778031
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 83299833
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 81938782
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 80570131
41.0%
11
China
KWD 75112179
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 73599718
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 72378323
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 71192088
47.9%
15
India
KWD 15780013
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 120859592
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 99000187
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 91663836
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 91150330
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 88760114
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 88758631
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 88282448
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 83640362
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 83300527
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 82944443
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 81938533
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 77902177
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 99341447
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 95586376
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 93172303
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 92882534
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 90329285
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 88759312
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 83979412
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 83139907
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 82749411
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 81931397
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 75106510
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 75104555
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 136547326
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 136548489
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 135183487
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 129724157
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 129724157
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 125627604
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 102413893
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 102413866
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 79529160
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 68283386
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%.