Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
172,618,593 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 172,618,322 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
172,618,322 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 172,618,593 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 2,071,423,116 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,071,419,861 KWD per year, or 172,618,322 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 1104079289
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 962605785
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1864278717
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1719282194
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1615712660
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1400283152
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1346426397
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1346429257
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1286010625
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1263571370
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1242861606
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1222124891
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1139291434
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1116356754
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1097860151
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1079815151
47.9%
15
India
KWD 238426027
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1833377481
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1501781931
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1390446244
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1382676971
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1346426505
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1346425023
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1339176790
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1268749077
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1263525675
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1258107920
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1242861356
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1181678574
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1506960370
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1449996337
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1413383412
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1408982042
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1370246697
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1346425704
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1273925306
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1261186342
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1255258244
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1242854220
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1139285765
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1139283809
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2071418698
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2071419861
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2050706145
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1967851960
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1967851960
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1905709267
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1553567422
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1206417596
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1035719072
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%.