Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,473,348 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 13,473,077 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
13,473,077 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 13,473,348 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 161,680,176 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 161,676,921 KWD per year, or 13,473,077 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 86186302
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 75140602
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 145510071
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 134195554
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 126113167
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 109296939
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 105092620
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 105093486
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 105096346
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 100378598
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 98628176
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 97015842
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 95395654
41.0%
11
China
KWD 88932817
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 87142143
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 85696392
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 84291210
47.9%
15
India
KWD 18671547
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 143100290
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 117218300
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 108531296
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 107923559
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 105093594
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 105092112
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 104527979
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 99031526
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 98628268
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 98206447
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 97015592
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 92237068
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 117622381
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 113176279
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 110318061
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 109974894
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 106951742
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 105092793
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 99433398
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 98439353
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 97976939
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 97008456
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 88927148
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 88925192
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 161675758
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 161676921
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 160060634
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 153596167
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 153596167
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 148745762
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 121260217
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 121260190
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 94164210
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 80847602
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%.