Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,939,860 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,939,589 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
14,939,589 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 14,939,860 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 179,278,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 179,275,065 KWD per year, or 14,939,589 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 95566112
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 83318530
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 161348400
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 148802013
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 139839719
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 121193284
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 116531413
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 116532280
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 116535140
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 111304112
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 109363044
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 107574728
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 105778383
41.0%
11
China
KWD 98611796
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 96626281
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 95023409
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 93464892
47.9%
15
India
KWD 20696569
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 158676073
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 129976954
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 120344050
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 119670320
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 116532388
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 116530906
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 115905179
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 109810390
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 109362714
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 108894856
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 107574478
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 102276193
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 130425031
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 125494979
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 122325714
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 121945151
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 118592915
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 116531586
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 110256256
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 109153983
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 108641204
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 107567343
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 98606127
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 98604172
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 179273902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 179275065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 177482797
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 170314404
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 170314404
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 164936054
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 134458825
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 134458798
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 104413545
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 89646674
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%.