Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
16,177,488 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 16,177,217 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
16,177,217 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 16,177,488 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 194,129,856 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 194,126,601 KWD per year, or 16,177,217 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 103481981
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 90220098
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 174714783
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 161128788
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 151423917
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 131232922
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 126184912
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 126185778
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 126188638
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 120524441
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 118422481
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 116485650
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 114540641
41.0%
11
China
KWD 106780141
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 104630195
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 102894723
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 101206803
47.9%
15
India
KWD 22405538
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 171820885
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 140744318
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 130313143
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 129583720
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 126185886
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 126184404
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 125506697
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 118906955
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 118421795
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 117915085
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 116485400
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 110748475
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 141229523
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 135891055
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 132459289
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 132047166
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 128417206
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 126185085
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 119389951
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 118196341
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 117641056
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 116478264
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 106774472
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 106772516
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 194125438
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 194126601
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 192185818
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 184423363
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 184423363
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 178599468
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 145597477
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 145597450
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 113063228
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 97072442
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%.