Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
173,416,755 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 173,416,484 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
173,416,484 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 173,416,755 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 2,081,001,060 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,080,997,805 KWD per year, or 173,416,484 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 1109184333
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 967056694
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1872898866
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1727231887
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1623183456
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1406757842
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1352652061
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1352654921
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1291956932
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1269413916
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1248608372
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1227775783
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1144559303
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1121518580
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1102936461
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1084808007
47.9%
15
India
KWD 239528163
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1841854737
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1508725941
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1396875439
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1389070249
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1352652169
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1352650687
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1345368931
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1274615568
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1269367991
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1263925180
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1248608122
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1187142456
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1513928324
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1456700897
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1419918683
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1415496959
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1376582507
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1352651367
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1279815741
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1267017873
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1261062363
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1248600987
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1144553634
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1144551679
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2080996642
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2080997805
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2060188310
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1976951007
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1976951007
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1914520975
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1560750880
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1211995886
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1040508044
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%.