Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,143,267 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,142,996 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
2,142,996 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 2,143,267 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 25,719,204 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 25,715,949 KWD per year, or 2,142,996 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 13719103
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 11958995
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 23145196
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 21347947
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 20063609
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 17387322
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 16721715
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 16718855
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 16717987
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 15969498
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 15691983
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 15439258
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 15180040
41.0%
11
China
KWD 14154282
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 13868920
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 13637077
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 13416539
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3026492
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 22763817
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 18646595
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 17267493
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 17169610
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 16718963
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 16717480
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 16629211
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 15755431
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 15695334
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 15629192
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 15439009
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 14676092
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 18710774
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 18003598
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 17548490
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 17494241
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 17013559
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 16718161
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 15817400
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 15659515
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 15586222
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 15431873
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 14148613
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 14146658
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 25715949
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 25714786
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 25459272
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 24433244
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 24433244
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 23661668
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 19289488
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 19289461
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 14979180
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 12867116
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%.