Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,259,181,496 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,259,181,225 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
1,259,181,225 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 1,259,181,496 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 15,110,177,952 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 15,110,174,697 KWD per year, or 1,259,181,225 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.2% 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 8053735616
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 7021767313
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 13599158069
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 12541448708
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 11785941432
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 9821617041
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 9821619901
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9380903924
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 9217211820
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 9066114507
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8914859857
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8310606594
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 8143311384
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 8008400214
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7876746990
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1738798006
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13373731650
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 10954879187
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10142710428
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 10086045824
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 9821617149
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 9821615667
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9768731791
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 9254986414
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9177326057
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 9066114258
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8619831852
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 10992654513
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 10577124722
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10310051806
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10277943081
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 9995383021
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 9821616347
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9292759530
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9199832224
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9156587210
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 9066107122
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8310600925
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8310598969
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 14959073433
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 15110174697
2.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 15110173534
2.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 14354669054
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 14354669054
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 13901363716
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11332633549
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8800318800
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7555096490
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%.