Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
171,407,600 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 171,407,329 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
171,407,329 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 171,407,600 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 2,056,891,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,056,887,945 KWD per year, or 171,407,329 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 1096333777
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 955852746
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1851199992
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1707220703
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1604377766
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1390459577
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1336980652
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1336983512
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1276988728
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1254706901
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1234142456
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1213551206
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1131298880
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1108525093
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1090158235
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1072239854
47.9%
15
India
KWD 236753837
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1820515558
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1491246292
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1380691695
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1372976917
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1336980760
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1336979278
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1329781906
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1259848279
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1254661555
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1249281815
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1234142206
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1173388625
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1496388401
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1439823995
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1403467923
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1399097432
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1360633835
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1336979958
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1264988178
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1252338585
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1246452077
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1234135071
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1131293211
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1131291256
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2056886782
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2056887945
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2036319548
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1954046640
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1954046640
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1892339904
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1542668485
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1197954063
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1028453114
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%.