Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,335,624 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,335,353 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
1,335,353 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 1,335,624 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 16,027,488 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 16,024,233 KWD per year, or 1,335,353 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 8553419
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 7455216
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 14422652
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 13303823
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 12504070
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 10835723
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 10422099
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 10419239
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 10418371
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9952558
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 9780037
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 9624229
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 9462025
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8823839
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 8645780
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 8500468
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 8364375
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1911265
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 14185863
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 11620101
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10761929
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 10700389
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 10419347
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 10417865
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 10363516
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9819255
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 9783620
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9742831
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 9623979
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 9147307
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11660051
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 11219397
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10935590
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10901935
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 10602489
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 10418545
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9856995
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9758714
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9713158
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 9616844
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8818170
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8816214
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 16024233
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 16023070
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 15864473
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 15226114
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 15226114
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 14745289
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 12020701
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 12020674
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 9334628
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 8021258
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%.