Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,726,400 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,726,129 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
14,726,129 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 14,726,400 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 176,716,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 176,713,545 KWD per year, or 14,726,129 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 94200822
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 82128182
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 159043032
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 146675951
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 137841734
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 119461696
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 114866425
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 114867292
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 114870152
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 109713835
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 107800517
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 106037816
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 104267112
41.0%
11
China
KWD 97202960
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 95245806
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 93665803
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 92129605
47.9%
15
India
KWD 20401814
88.5%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 156408920
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 128119852
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 118624629
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 117960505
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 114867400
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 114865918
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 114249157
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 108241459
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 107800248
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 107339091
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 106037566
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 100814936
43.0%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 128561525
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 123701915
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 120577925
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 120202805
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 116898469
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 114866598
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 108680922
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 107594402
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 107088953
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 106030431
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 97197291
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 97195336
45.0%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 176712382
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 176713545
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 174946892
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 167880960
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 167880960
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 162579456
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 132537685
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 132537658
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 102921690
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 88365914
50.0%
10
Show more
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%.