Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,792,504 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,792,233 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
1,792,233 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 1,792,504 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 21,510,048 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 21,506,793 KWD per year, or 1,792,233 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 11475623
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10002983
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 19356956
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 17854347
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16780467
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14541933
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 13985763
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13982903
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 13982035
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13356314
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 13124398
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12913765
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12696680
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11839247
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11600487
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11406224
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11222361
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2542144
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 19038373
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 15594957
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14442097
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14359998
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 13983011
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13981529
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13907992
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 13177323
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 13127850
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13072719
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12913515
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12274916
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 15648613
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15057189
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 14676478
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 14631173
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14229203
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 13982209
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13228769
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13096771
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13035524
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12906380
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11833578
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11831622
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 21505630
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 21506793
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 21292208
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 20434546
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 20434546
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 19789244
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16132621
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16132594
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12527726
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10762538
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%.