Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
126,888,559 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 126,888,288 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
126,888,288 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 126,888,559 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 1,522,662,708 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,522,659,453 KWD per year, or 126,888,288 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 811589991
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 707594629
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1370394350
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1263811055
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1187679542
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1029321121
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 989731278
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 989732132
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 989734992
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 945321886
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 928827521
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 913605361
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 898361738
41.0%
11
China
KWD 837473210
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 820614213
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 807017134
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 793753549
47.9%
15
India
KWD 175280064
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1347680071
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1103930636
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1022090820
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1016379399
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 989732240
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 989730758
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 984403186
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 932633327
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 928794983
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 924812798
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 913605111
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 868629968
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1107737173
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1065864051
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1038950467
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1035715212
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1007241687
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 989731438
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 936437655
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 927073568
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 922716022
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 913597976
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 837467541
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 837465585
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1522658290
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1522659453
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1507433341
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1446529573
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1446529573
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1400849691
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1141997116
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 886814047
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 761338868
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%.