Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
125,607,473 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 125,607,202 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
125,607,202 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 125,607,473 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 1,507,289,676 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,507,286,421 KWD per year, or 125,607,202 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 803396165
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 700450719
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1356558621
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1251051439
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1175688577
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1018928951
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 979738807
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 979739661
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 979742521
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 935777796
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 919449971
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 904381542
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 889291803
41.0%
11
China
KWD 829018042
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 812329250
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 798869427
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 785739789
47.9%
15
India
KWD 173511086
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1334073692
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1092785187
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1011771672
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1006117900
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 979739769
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 979738287
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 974464521
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 923217345
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 919417802
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 915475833
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 904381292
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 859860192
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1096553292
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1055102929
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1028461063
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1025258476
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 997072427
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 979738968
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 926983240
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 917713697
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 913400149
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 904374156
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 829012373
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 829010417
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1507285258
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1507286421
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1492214039
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1431925192
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1431925192
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1386706502
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1130467342
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 877860639
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 753652352
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%.