Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
151,682,880 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 151,682,609 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
151,682,609 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 151,682,880 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 1,820,194,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,820,191,305 KWD per year, or 151,682,609 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 970174468
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 845858871
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1638173016
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1510762492
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1419754386
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1230452650
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1183126985
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1183127836
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1183130696
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1130039570
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1110321951
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1092124472
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1073902556
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1001115728
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 980962563
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 964709016
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 948853000
47.9%
15
India
KWD 209517110
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1611019860
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1319641228
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1221809076
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1214981910
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1183127944
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1183126462
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1176757529
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1114871587
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1110282279
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1105521744
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1092124222
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1038361476
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1324191596
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1274136347
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1241963888
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1238096378
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1204059007
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1183127142
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1119419744
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1108225836
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1103016754
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1092117087
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1001110059
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1001108104
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1820190142
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1820191305
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1801989875
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1729184832
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1729184832
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1674578995
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1365146005
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1060099572
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 910104794
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%.