Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,434,572 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,434,301 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
1,434,301 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 1,434,572 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 17,214,864 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 17,211,609 KWD per year, or 1,434,301 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 9186290
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8006994
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 15491290
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 14289345
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 13430223
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 11638389
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 11193894
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 11191034
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 11190165
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 10689721
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 10504336
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 10336654
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10162565
41.0%
11
China
KWD 9476895
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9285690
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9129777
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 8983338
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2047896
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 15236787
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 12480949
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 11558955
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 11492963
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 11191142
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11189659
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11131155
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 10546523
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 10507891
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 10463996
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 10336405
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 9824664
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 12523867
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 12050560
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 11745767
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 11709589
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 11387938
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 11190340
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 10587231
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 10481648
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 10432694
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 10329269
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 9471226
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 9469271
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 17211609
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 17210446
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 17039976
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 16354121
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 16354121
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 15837675
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 12911233
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 12911206
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10026168
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 8614946
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%.