Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,381,792 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,381,521 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
12,381,521 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 12,381,792 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 148,581,504 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 148,578,249 KWD per year, or 12,381,521 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 79204709
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 69053597
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 133721266
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 123323656
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 115896203
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 100442236
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 96578483
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 96579350
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 96582210
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 92246507
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 90637986
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 89156638
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 87667569
41.0%
11
China
KWD 81728547
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 80082897
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 78754096
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 77463044
47.9%
15
India
KWD 17164280
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 131506904
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 107721763
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 99738812
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 99180195
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 96579458
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 96577975
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 96059688
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 91008590
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 90638392
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 90250838
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 89156389
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 84764734
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 108093097
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 104007208
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 101380509
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 101065177
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 98286971
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 96578656
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 91377715
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 90464227
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 90039301
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 89149253
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 81722878
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 81720923
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%.