Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
140,659,220 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 140,658,949 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
140,658,949 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 140,659,220 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 1,687,910,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,687,907,385 KWD per year, or 140,658,949 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 899667139
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 784386004
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1519117488
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1400966839
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1316572929
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1141028721
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1097142436
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1097143288
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1097146148
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1047913306
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1029628759
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1012754120
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 995856366
41.0%
11
China
KWD 928359572
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 909671008
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 894598538
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 879895128
47.9%
15
India
KWD 194295174
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1493937875
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1223735386
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1133013495
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1126682393
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1097143396
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1097141914
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1091235974
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1033847686
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1029592260
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1025177782
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1012753870
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 962898130
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1227955044
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1181537603
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1151703262
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1148116855
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1116553194
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1097142594
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1038065133
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1027684771
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1022854286
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1012746735
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 928353903
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 928351948
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1687906222
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1687907385
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1671028794
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1603515108
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1603515108
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1552877789
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1265933065
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 983056095
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 843962834
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%.