Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,297,828 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 15,297,557 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
15,297,557 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 15,297,828 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 183,573,936 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 183,570,681 KWD per year, or 15,297,557 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 97855676
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 85314720
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 165214455
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 152367374
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 143190300
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 124097120
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 119323564
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 119324430
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 119327290
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 113970974
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 111983370
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 110152098
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 108312754
41.0%
11
China
KWD 100974385
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 98941311
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 97300085
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 95704140
47.9%
15
India
KWD 21190866
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 162478041
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 133091276
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 123227482
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 122537643
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 119324538
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 119323056
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 118682295
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 112441454
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 111982936
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 111503842
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 110151848
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 104726692
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 133550092
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 128501911
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 125256720
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 124867029
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 121434465
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 119323737
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 112898060
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 111769369
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 111244295
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 110144712
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 100968716
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 100966760
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 183569518
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 183570681
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 181735457
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 174395239
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 174395239
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 168888021
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 137680537
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 137680510
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 106915355
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 91794482
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%.