Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
140,987,600 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 140,987,329 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
140,987,329 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 140,987,600 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 1,691,851,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,691,847,945 KWD per year, or 140,987,329 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 901767457
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 786217198
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1522663992
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1404237503
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1319646566
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1143692540
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1099703800
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1099704652
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1099707512
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1050359737
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1032032501
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1015118456
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 998181257
41.0%
11
China
KWD 930526880
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 911794688
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 896687035
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 881949291
47.9%
15
India
KWD 194748615
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1497425590
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1226592292
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1135658595
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1129312717
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1099704760
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1099703278
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1093783546
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1036261279
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1031995907
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1027571121
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1015118206
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 965146081
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1230821801
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1184295995
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1154392005
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1150797224
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1119159875
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1099703958
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1040488578
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1030083981
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1025242218
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1015111071
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 930521211
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 930519256
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1691846782
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1691847945
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1674929948
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1607258640
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1607258640
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1556503104
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1268888485
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 985351116
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 845933114
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%.