Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,601,743 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,601,472 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
14,601,472 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 14,601,743 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 175,220,916 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 175,217,661 KWD per year, or 14,601,472 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 93403516
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 81433038
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 157696737
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 145434368
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 136674944
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 118450479
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 113894101
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 113894967
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 113897827
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 108785141
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 106888028
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 105140286
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 103384555
41.0%
11
China
KWD 96380224
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 94439631
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 92872985
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 91349820
47.9%
15
India
KWD 20229682
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 155084942
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 127035336
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 117620517
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 116962003
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 113895075
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 113893593
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 113282068
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 107325230
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 106887794
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 106430551
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 105140036
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 99961586
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 127473270
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 122654797
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 119557246
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 119185305
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 115908942
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 113894274
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 107760953
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 106683633
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 106182465
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 105132900
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 96374555
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 96372599
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%.