Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,788,712 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 13,788,441 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
13,788,441 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 13,788,712 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 165,464,544 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 165,461,289 KWD per year, or 13,788,441 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 88203370
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 76899213
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 148916002
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 137336579
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 129064974
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 111855171
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 107552459
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 107553326
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 107556186
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 102728060
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 100936641
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 99286462
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 97628393
41.0%
11
China
KWD 91014219
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 89181646
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 87702107
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 86263952
47.9%
15
India
KWD 19107015
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 146449762
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 119961967
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 111071553
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 110449624
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 107553434
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 107551951
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 106974573
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 101349452
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 100936641
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 100504921
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 99286213
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 94395918
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 120375509
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 115825336
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 112900230
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 112549021
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 109455102
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 107552632
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 101760784
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 100743466
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 100270221
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 99279077
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 91008550
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 91006595
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 165460126
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 165461289
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 163807159
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 157191317
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 157191317
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 152227380
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 124098493
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 124098466
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 96368264
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 82739786
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%.