Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,885,466 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,885,195 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
1,885,195 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 1,885,466 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 22,625,592 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 22,622,337 KWD per year, or 1,885,195 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 12070208
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10521381
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 20360945
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 18780249
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 17650591
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 15296041
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 14710867
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 14708007
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 14707139
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 14048881
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 13804880
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13583091
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 13354840
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12452796
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12201685
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11997463
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11803880
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2670510
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 20025720
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 16403726
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 15190906
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 15104624
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 14708115
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 14706633
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 14629191
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 13860594
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 13808305
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13750255
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 13582842
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12911295
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16460171
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15838070
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 15437642
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 15389966
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14967135
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 14707313
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13914829
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13775970
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13711530
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13575706
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12447127
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 12445171
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 22622337
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 22621174
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 22396596
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 21494312
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 21494312
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 20815545
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16969279
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16969252
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13177430
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11320310
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%.