Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,013,584 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 15,013,313 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
15,013,313 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 15,013,584 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 180,163,008 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 180,159,753 KWD per year, or 15,013,313 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 96037651
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 83729648
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 162144620
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 149536304
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 140529776
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 121791333
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 117106461
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 117107327
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 117110187
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 111853356
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 109902704
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 108105541
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 106300340
41.0%
11
China
KWD 99098375
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 97103065
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 95492293
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 93926068
47.9%
15
India
KWD 20798370
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 159459094
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 130618353
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 120937897
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 120260849
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 117107435
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 117105953
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 116477130
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 110352261
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 109902352
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 109432180
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 108105291
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 102780877
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 131068641
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 126114261
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 122929359
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 122546916
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 119178136
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 117106633
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 110800339
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 109692625
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 109177314
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 108098156
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 99092706
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 99090750
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 180158590
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 180159753
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 178358638
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 171154858
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 171154858
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 165749967
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 135122341
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 135122314
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 104928796
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 90089018
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%.