Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
159,170,544 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 159,170,273 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
159,170,273 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 159,170,544 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 1,910,046,528 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,910,043,273 KWD per year, or 159,170,273 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 1018065567
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 887613440
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1719039788
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1585339626
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1489838921
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1291192580
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1241531615
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1241534475
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1185822665
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1165131651
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1146035653
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1126914318
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1050534311
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1029386336
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1012330559
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 995691653
47.9%
15
India
KWD 219856393
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1690546129
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1384783905
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1282122209
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1274958099
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1241531723
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1241530241
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1234846826
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1169905917
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1165089826
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1160094235
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1146035403
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1089618879
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1389558902
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1337032725
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1303272132
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1299213686
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1263496084
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1241530921
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1174678704
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1162932207
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1157465968
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1146028268
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1050528642
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1050526686
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1910042110
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1910043273
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1890943323
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1814544202
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1814544202
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1757242806
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1432534981
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1112430257
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 955030778
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%.