Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,664,936 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,664,665 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
1,664,665 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 1,664,936 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 19,979,232 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 19,975,977 KWD per year, or 1,664,665 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 10659698
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9291607
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 17979221
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 16583770
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 15586431
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 13507101
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 12990733
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 12987873
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 12987005
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12405933
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12190601
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 11995275
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11793514
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10997298
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10775487
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10594892
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10424367
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2365993
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17683477
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14485115
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13414537
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13338178
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 12987981
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12986499
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12918319
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 12239698
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 12194089
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12142962
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11995026
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11401639
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 14534944
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 13985618
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 13631964
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 13589912
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 13216568
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12987179
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 12287317
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12164733
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 12107868
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11987890
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10991629
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10989673
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 19974814
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 19975977
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 19776700
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 18980270
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 18980270
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 18380893
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 14984509
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 14984482
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11636163
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9997130
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%.