Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,214,080 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 17,213,809 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
17,213,809 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 17,214,080 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 206,568,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 206,565,705 KWD per year, or 17,213,809 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 110112023
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 96000600
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 185909976
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 171453244
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 161126418
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 139641756
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 134270330
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 134271196
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 134274056
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 128247051
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 126010335
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 123949112
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 121879588
41.0%
11
China
KWD 113621648
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 111333981
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 109487448
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 107691144
47.9%
15
India
KWD 23836908
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 182830500
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 149762668
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 138662892
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 137886822
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 134271304
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 134269822
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 133548578
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 126525907
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 126009350
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 125470099
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 123948862
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 117844548
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 150278972
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 144598427
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 140946800
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 140508245
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 136645673
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 134270502
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 127040000
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 125769889
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 125179004
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 123941727
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 113615979
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 113614024
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 206564542
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 206565705
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 204500531
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 196240512
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 196240512
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 190043443
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 154926805
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 154926778
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 120307887
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 103291994
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%.