Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
215,796,361 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 215,796,090 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
215,796,090 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 215,796,361 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 2,589,556,332 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,589,553,077 KWD per year, or 215,796,090 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 1380244293
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1203384363
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2330598611
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2149332763
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2019856569
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1750541203
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1683212988
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1683215848
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1607684984
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1579632632
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1553741535
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1527818307
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1424264703
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1395593433
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1372470755
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1349911199
47.9%
15
India
KWD 298047714
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2291967346
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1877428513
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1738243165
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1728530893
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1683213096
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1683211614
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1674149914
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1586105672
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1579574515
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1572801310
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1553741286
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1477255439
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1883902285
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1812689588
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1766918659
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1761416255
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1712991819
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1683212294
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1592577234
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1576651751
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1569240755
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1553734150
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1424259034
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1424257078
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%.