Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
213,459,840 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 213,459,569 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
213,459,569 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 213,459,840 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 2,561,518,080 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,561,514,825 KWD per year, or 213,459,569 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 1365299904
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1190354876
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2305364184
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2126061014
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1997986732
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1731587345
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1664988124
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1664990984
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1590277903
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1562529298
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1536918584
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1511276019
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1408843664
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1380482824
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1357610481
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1335295226
47.9%
15
India
KWD 294821347
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2267151222
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1857100780
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1719422489
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1709815359
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1664988232
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1664986750
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1656023184
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1568932243
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1562471853
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1555771997
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1536918334
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1461260598
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1863504456
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1793062811
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1747787458
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1742344636
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1694444516
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1664987430
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1575333709
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1559580661
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1552249911
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1536911199
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1408837995
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1408836040
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2561513662
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2561514825
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2535900159
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2433442176
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2433442176
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2356596634
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1921138645
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1491853804
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1280766554
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%.