Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,919,639 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,919,368 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
1,919,368 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 1,919,639 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 23,035,668 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,032,413 KWD per year, or 1,919,368 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 12288779
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10711945
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 20730014
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 19120612
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 17970451
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 15573252
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 14977416
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 14974556
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 14973688
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 14303470
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14055027
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13829137
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 13596781
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12678338
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12422687
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12214803
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12017647
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2717697
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 20388670
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 16701032
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 15466170
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 15378349
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 14974664
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 14973182
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 14894305
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 14111765
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 14058442
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13999319
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 13828887
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 13145229
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16758502
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 16125123
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 15717447
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 15668899
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 15238400
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 14973862
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14167025
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14025644
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13960031
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13821752
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12672669
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 12670713
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 23032413
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 23031250
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 22802572
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 21883885
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 21883885
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 21192815
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 17276836
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 17276809
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13416262
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11525348
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%.