Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,368,748 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,368,477 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
1,368,477 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 1,368,748 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 16,424,976 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 16,421,721 KWD per year, or 1,368,477 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8765280
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 7639930
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 14780391
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 13633738
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 12814111
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 11104424
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 10680466
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 10677606
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 10676738
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 10199332
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 10022504
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 9862722
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 9696539
41.0%
11
China
KWD 9042457
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 8859997
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 8711136
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 8571580
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1957004
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 14537672
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 11908280
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 11028743
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 10965713
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 10677714
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 10676232
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 10620492
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 10062716
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 10026078
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9984249
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 9862472
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 9374060
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11949223
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 11497639
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 11206806
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 11172307
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 10865428
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 10676913
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 10101450
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 10000725
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9954031
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 9855336
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 9036788
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 9034832
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 16421721
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 16420558
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 16257986
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 15603727
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 15603727
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 15110978
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 12318817
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 12318790
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 9566129
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 8220002
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%.