Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,372,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 19,371,929 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
19,371,929 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 19,372,200 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 232,466,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 232,463,145 KWD per year, or 19,371,929 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 123915359
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 108035244
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 209217672
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 192948119
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 181326422
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 157148425
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 151103666
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 151104532
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 151107392
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 144325044
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 141807773
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 139487576
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 137158819
41.0%
11
China
KWD 127865240
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 125290845
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 123213091
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 121191140
47.9%
15
India
KWD 26816931
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 205751832
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 168538312
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 156046548
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 155173363
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 151104640
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 151103158
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 150291273
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 142388089
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 141806167
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 141199168
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 139487326
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 132618131
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 169119359
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 162726635
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 158617271
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 158123683
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 153776829
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 151103838
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 142966926
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 141537546
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 140872542
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 139480191
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 127859571
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 127857616
45.0%
12
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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%.