Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
212,345,412 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 212,345,141 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
212,345,141 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 212,345,412 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 2,548,144,944 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,548,141,689 KWD per year, or 212,345,141 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 1358172023
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1184140326
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2293328362
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2114961311
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1987555686
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1722547105
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1656295586
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1656298446
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1581975415
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1554371685
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1528894702
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1503386003
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1401488439
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1373275662
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1350522719
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1328323986
47.9%
15
India
KWD 293282498
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2255314913
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1847405257
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1710445771
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1700888791
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1656295694
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1656294211
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1647377452
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1560741197
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1554314561
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1547649689
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1528894453
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1453631692
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1853775500
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1783701616
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1738662633
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1733248229
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1685598186
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1656294892
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1567109230
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1551438427
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1544145951
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1528887317
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1401482770
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1401480815
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%.