Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,551,974 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 18,551,703 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
18,551,703 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 18,551,974 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 222,623,688 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 222,620,433 KWD per year, or 18,551,703 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 118669193
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 103461296
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 200359232
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 184778669
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 173649106
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 150494752
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 144705903
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 144706769
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 144709629
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 138214361
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 135803719
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 133581949
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 131351717
41.0%
11
China
KWD 122451749
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 119986329
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 117996454
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 116060263
47.9%
15
India
KWD 25684328
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 197040235
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 161402346
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 149439628
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 148603353
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 144706877
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 144705395
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 143927960
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 136359427
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 135802349
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 135221099
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 133581699
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 127003209
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 161958786
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 155836737
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 151901342
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 151428671
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 147265875
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 144706075
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 136913658
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 135544810
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 134907976
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 133574564
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 122446080
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 122444124
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 222619270
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 222620433
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 220394711
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 211492504
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 211492504
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 204813793
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 166967851
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 166967824
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 129658321
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 111319358
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%.