Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,686,232 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 18,685,961 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
18,685,961 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 18,686,232 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 224,234,784 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 224,231,529 KWD per year, or 18,685,961 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 119527908
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 104209979
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 201809218
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 186115878
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 174905761
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 151583853
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 145753115
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 145753982
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 145756842
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 139214583
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 136786487
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 134548606
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 132302247
41.0%
11
China
KWD 123337851
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 120854594
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 118850335
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 116900107
47.9%
15
India
KWD 25869717
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 198466185
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 162570391
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 150521076
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 149678759
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 145754090
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 145752607
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 144969533
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 137346224
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 136785079
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 136199614
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 134548357
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 127922283
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 163130858
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 156964504
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 153000634
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 152524538
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 148331615
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 145753288
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 137904482
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 136525726
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 135884281
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 134541221
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 123332182
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 123330227
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 224230366
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 224231529
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 221989696
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 213023045
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 213023045
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 206296001
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 168176173
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 168176146
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 130596639
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 112124906
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%.