Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
122,403,840 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 122,403,569 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
122,403,569 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 122,403,840 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 1,468,846,080 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,468,842,825 KWD per year, or 122,403,569 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 782905728
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 682585827
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1321959384
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1219143254
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1145702572
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 992941080
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 954750470
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 954751324
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 954754184
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 911910731
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 895999378
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 881315384
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 866610466
41.0%
11
China
KWD 807874064
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 791610906
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 778494321
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 765699647
47.9%
15
India
KWD 169087374
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1300047996
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1064913580
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 985966409
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 980456799
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 954751432
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 954749950
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 949610736
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 899670643
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 895968130
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 892126731
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 881315134
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 837929466
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1068585576
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1028192411
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1002230036
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 999109142
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 971641988
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 954750630
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 903340429
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 894307314
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 890103791
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 881307999
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 807868395
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 807866440
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1468841662
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1468842825
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1454154879
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1395403776
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1395403776
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1351338394
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1101634645
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 855470704
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 734430554
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%.