Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
19,958,455 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 19,958,184 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
19,958,184 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 19,958,455 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 239,501,460 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 239,498,205 KWD per year, or 19,958,184 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 127665046
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 111304464
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 215549226
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 198787219
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 186813768
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 161904126
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 155676455
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 155677321
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 155680181
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 148692644
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 146099160
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 143708612
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 141309434
41.0%
11
China
KWD 131734523
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 129082239
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 126941673
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 124858425
47.9%
15
India
KWD 27626457
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 211978430
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 173638731
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 160768832
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 159869266
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 155677429
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 155675947
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 154839439
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 146697063
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 146097385
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 145471983
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 143708362
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 136631387
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 174237365
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 167651177
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 163417468
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 162908931
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 158430522
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 155676627
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 147293487
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 145820842
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 145135704
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 143701227
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 131728854
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 131726899
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 239497042
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 239498205
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 237103706
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 227526387
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 227526387
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 220341343
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 179626180
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 179626153
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 139488104
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 119758244
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%.