Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,579,657,536 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,579,657,265 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
1,579,657,265 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 1,579,657,536 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 18,955,890,432 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,955,887,177 KWD per year, or 1,579,657,265 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.7% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10103500368
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 8808885285
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 17060299301
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 15733390066
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 14785597167
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 12321330153
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 12321333013
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 11768450325
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 11563096433
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 11373541995
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11183791763
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10425748458
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10215874865
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10046627828
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9881466454
47.9%
15
India
KWD 2181324867
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16777498698
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13743020735
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12724144930
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12653058904
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 12321330261
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12321328779
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12254984910
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 11610485308
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11513057989
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 11373541746
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10813676222
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13790410342
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 13269123458
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12934077574
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12893796710
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12539321827
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12321329459
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11657872705
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11541294267
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11487042824
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11373534610
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10425742789
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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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%.