Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,128,035 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,127,764 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
2,127,764 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 2,128,035 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 25,536,420 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 25,533,165 KWD per year, or 2,127,764 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 13621680
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 11874054
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 22980690
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 21196236
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 19921037
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 17263760
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 16602905
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 16600045
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 16599177
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 15856020
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 15580485
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 15329588
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 15072200
41.0%
11
China
KWD 14053751
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 13770413
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 13540202
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 13321256
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3005459
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 22602038
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 18514077
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 17144799
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 17047601
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 16600153
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 16598671
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 16511041
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 15643476
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 15583841
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 15518176
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 15329338
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 14571820
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 18577799
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 17875649
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 17423772
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 17369911
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 16892648
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 16599351
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 15704988
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 15548227
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 15475457
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 15322203
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 14048082
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 14046127
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 25533165
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 25532002
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 25278316
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 24259599
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 24259599
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 23493506
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 19152400
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 19152373
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 14872725
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 12775724
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%.