Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
219,076,848 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 219,076,577 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
219,076,577 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 219,076,848 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 2,628,922,176 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,628,918,921 KWD per year, or 219,076,577 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 1401226288
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1221677829
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2366027871
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2182006414
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2050561927
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1777152513
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1708800786
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1708803646
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1632124611
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1603645796
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1577361042
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1551043762
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1445915917
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1416808803
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1393334652
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1370432097
47.9%
15
India
KWD 302577549
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2326809307
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1905968750
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1764667488
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1754807594
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1708800894
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1708799412
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1699599932
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1610217251
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1603586736
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1596710549
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1577360792
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1499712276
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1912540936
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1840245679
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1793778958
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1788192902
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1739032325
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1708800093
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1616787228
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1600619645
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1593095985
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1577353656
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1445910248
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1445908292
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2628917758
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2628918921
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2602630214
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2497476067
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2497476067
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2418608402
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1971691717
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1531110623
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1314468602
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%.