Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,175,944,640 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,175,944,369 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
1,175,944,369 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 1,175,944,640 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 14,111,335,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 14,111,332,425 KWD per year, or 1,175,944,369 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.3% 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 7521352685
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 6557601314
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 12700200024
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 11712409622
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 11006844460
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 9172369564
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 9172372424
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 8760789372
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 8607918034
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8466809144
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8325552905
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7761243344
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 7605006966
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7479013809
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7356063618
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1623861038
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 12489675333
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 10230718540
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9472237553
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9419318607
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 9172369672
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 9172368190
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9122980263
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 8643195523
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8570669214
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 8466808894
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8050027295
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10265996760
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 9877935131
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 9628516752
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 9598530568
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 9334648858
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 9172368870
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 8678471533
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 8591687107
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 8551300779
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 8466801759
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7761237675
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7761235720
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 13970219583
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 14111332425
2.3%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 14111331262
3.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 13405768896
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 13405768896
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 12982428826
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 10583501845
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8218583072
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7055675354
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%.