Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,551,952 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 18,551,681 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
18,551,681 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 18,551,952 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 222,623,424 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 222,620,169 KWD per year, or 18,551,681 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 118669053
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 103461173
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 200358994
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 184778449
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 173648900
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 150494574
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 144705731
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 144706598
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 144709458
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 138214197
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 135803558
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 133581790
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 131351561
41.0%
11
China
KWD 122451603
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 119986187
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 117996314
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 116060126
47.9%
15
India
KWD 25684298
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 197040001
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 161402155
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 149439451
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 148603177
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 144706706
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 144705223
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 143927789
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 136359266
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 135802188
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 135220939
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 133581541
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 127003058
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 161958594
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 155836552
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 151901162
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 151428491
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 147265701
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 144705904
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 136913495
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 135544650
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 134907816
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 133574405
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 122445934
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 122443979
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 222619006
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 222620169
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 220394450
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 211492253
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 211492253
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 204813550
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 166967653
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 166967626
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 129658167
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 111319226
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%.