Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
137,178,349 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 137,178,078 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
137,178,078 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 137,178,349 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 1,646,140,188 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,646,136,933 KWD per year, or 137,178,078 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 877403488
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 764975108
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1481524082
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1366297364
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1283991976
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1112791896
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1069991641
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1069992494
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1069995354
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1021980818
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1004148784
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 987691849
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 971212217
41.0%
11
China
KWD 905385824
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 887159727
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 872460199
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 858120740
47.9%
15
India
KWD 189488641
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1456967642
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1193451809
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1104975079
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1098800617
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1069992602
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1069991120
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1064231377
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1008263284
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1004113285
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 999808080
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 987691599
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 939069549
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1197567040
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1152298287
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1123202238
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1119704594
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1088922040
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1069991800
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1012376305
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1002252831
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 997541893
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 987684464
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 905380155
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 905378199
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1646135770
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1646136933
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1629676046
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1563833179
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1563833179
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1514448973
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1234605226
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 958728566
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 823077608
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%.