Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
195,895,008 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 195,894,737 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
195,894,737 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 195,895,008 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 2,350,740,096 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,350,736,841 KWD per year, or 195,894,737 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 1252955239
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1092405503
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2115663999
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1951115287
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1833579904
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1589101429
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1527982434
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1527985294
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1459419910
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1433954728
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1410451794
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1386919116
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1292915773
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1266888593
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1245898150
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1225419428
47.9%
15
India
KWD 270567085
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2080595633
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1704286742
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1577937767
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1569121055
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1527982542
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1527981060
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1519755218
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1439830727
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1433902336
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1427753880
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1410451544
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1341019135
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1710163473
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1645518223
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1603968371
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1598973451
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1555014879
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1527981741
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1445705249
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1431248485
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1424520982
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1410444408
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1292910104
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1292908148
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2350735678
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2350736841
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2327229955
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2233203091
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2233203091
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2162680888
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1763055157
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1369094598
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1175377562
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%.