Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,827,073,440 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,827,073,169 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
1,827,073,169 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 1,827,073,440 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 21,924,881,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 21,924,878,025 KWD per year, or 1,827,073,169 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.5% 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 11685972490
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10188587208
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 19732391064
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 18197652470
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 17101410028
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 14251174204
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 14251177064
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13611698735
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 13374180850
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13154936504
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12935466674
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12058693424
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11815948204
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11620192977
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11429162433
47.9%
15
India
KWD 2522967204
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 19405296086
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 15895539100
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14717080037
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14634860295
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 14251174312
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 14251172830
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 14174437493
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 13428992203
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13316304270
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 13154936254
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12507381586
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 21705629727
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 21924878025
1.5%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 21924876862
2.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 20828637216
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 20828637216
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 20170890778
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16443661045
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12769270165
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10962448154
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%.