Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,854,711 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 11,854,440 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
11,854,440 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 11,854,711 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 142,256,532 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 142,253,277 KWD per year, or 11,854,440 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 75833499
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 66114357
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 128028791
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 118073929
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 110962725
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 96166555
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 92467251
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 92468118
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 92470978
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 88319753
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 86779754
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 85361655
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 83935898
41.0%
11
China
KWD 78249813
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 76674190
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 75401861
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 74165919
47.9%
15
India
KWD 16436465
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 125908792
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 103136158
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 95493175
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 94958276
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 92468226
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 92466744
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 91970593
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 87134544
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 86780311
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 86409303
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 85361406
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 81156559
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 103491680
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 99579728
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 97064823
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 96762931
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 94103002
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 92467424
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 87487857
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 86613267
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 86206444
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 85354270
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 78244144
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 78242188
45.0%
12
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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%.