Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,666,815 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 11,666,544 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
11,666,544 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 11,666,815 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 140,001,780 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 139,998,525 KWD per year, or 11,666,544 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 74631716
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 65066565
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 125999514
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 116202485
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 109204018
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 94642343
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 91001662
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 91002529
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 91005389
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 86919928
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 85404355
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 84008804
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 82605617
41.0%
11
China
KWD 77009699
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 75459040
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 74206842
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 72990547
47.9%
15
India
KWD 16177010
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 123913154
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 101501463
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 93979672
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 93453229
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 91002637
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 91001155
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 90512896
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 85753509
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 85404966
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 85039857
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 84008554
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 79870302
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 101851348
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 98001401
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 95526349
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 95229249
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 92611483
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 91001835
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 86101184
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 85240462
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 84840092
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 84001419
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 77004030
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 77002075
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 139997362
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 139998525
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 138599022
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 133001691
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 133001691
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 128801638
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 105001420
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 105001393
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 81538495
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 70008404
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%.