Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
145,682,680 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 145,682,409 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
145,682,409 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 145,682,680 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 1,748,192,160 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,748,188,905 KWD per year, or 145,682,409 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 931797189
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 812399067
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1573370856
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1451000500
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1363592514
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1181779028
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1136325424
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1136326276
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1136329136
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1085338082
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1066400487
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1048923032
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1031421860
41.0%
11
China
KWD 961514408
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 942158428
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 926547744
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 911319094
47.9%
15
India
KWD 201231780
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1547291903
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1267439488
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1173477465
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1166920308
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1136326384
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1136324902
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1130207977
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1070770117
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1066362541
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1061790366
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1048922782
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 997286627
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1271809850
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1223734667
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1192834850
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1189120345
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1156429420
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1136325582
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1075138268
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1064387175
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1059384164
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1048915647
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 961508739
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 961506784
45.0%
12
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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%.