Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
160,958,374 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 160,958,103 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
160,958,103 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 160,958,374 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 1,931,500,488 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,931,497,233 KWD per year, or 160,958,103 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 1029500528
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 897583181
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1738348352
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1603146413
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1506573010
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1305695457
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1255476689
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1255479549
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1199141997
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1178218567
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1158908029
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1139571940
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1062333989
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1040948483
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1023701158
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1006875320
47.9%
15
India
KWD 222325104
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1709534622
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1400338026
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1296523180
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1289278617
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1255476797
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1255475315
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1248716811
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1183046467
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1178176227
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1173124512
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1158907779
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1101857612
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1405166658
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1352050497
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1317910705
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1313806670
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1277687879
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1255475995
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1187872890
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1175994450
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1170466811
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1158900644
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1062328320
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1062326364
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1931496070
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1931497233
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1912182743
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1834925464
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1834925464
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1776980449
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1448625451
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1124925258
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 965757758
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%.