Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,086,675 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,086,404 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
14,086,404 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 14,086,675 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 169,040,100 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 169,036,845 KWD per year, or 14,086,404 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 90109141
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 78560788
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 152134002
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 140304290
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 131853908
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 114272247
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 109876570
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 109877437
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 109880297
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 104947884
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 103117730
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 101431796
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 99737936
41.0%
11
China
KWD 92980775
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 91108614
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 89597152
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 88127842
47.9%
15
India
KWD 19518455
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 149614419
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 122554245
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 113471645
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 112836308
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 109877545
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 109876063
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 109286170
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 103539480
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 103117645
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 102676571
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 101431546
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 96435647
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 122976726
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 118328225
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 115339921
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 114981114
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 111820332
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 109876743
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 103959751
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 102920443
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 102436965
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 101424411
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 92975106
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 92973151
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 169035682
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 169036845
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 167346959
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 160588095
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 160588095
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 155516892
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 126780160
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 126780133
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 98450703
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 84527564
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%.