Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,215,840 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,215,569 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
12,215,569 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 12,215,840 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 146,590,080 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 146,586,825 KWD per year, or 12,215,569 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 78143280
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 68128174
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 131928984
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 121670774
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 114342892
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 99096034
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 95284057
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 95284924
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 95287784
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 91010164
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 89423218
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 87961784
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 86492648
41.0%
11
China
KWD 80633264
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 79009662
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 77698641
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 76424941
47.9%
15
India
KWD 16935127
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 129744333
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 106277980
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 98402069
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 97850919
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 95285032
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 95283550
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 94772232
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 89788843
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 89423671
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 89041327
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 87961534
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 83628696
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 106644336
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 102613211
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 100021711
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 99710611
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 96969644
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 95284230
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 90152989
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 89251748
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 88832522
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 87954399
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 80627595
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 80625640
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%.