Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
220,241,235 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 220,240,964 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
220,240,964 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 220,241,235 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 2,642,894,820 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,642,891,565 KWD per year, or 220,240,964 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 1408673707
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1228170972
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2378603250
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2193603708
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2061460589
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1786598020
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1717883005
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1717885865
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1640799294
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1612169109
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1585744628
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1559287482
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1453600871
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1424339057
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1400740154
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1377715853
47.9%
15
India
KWD 304185384
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2339176228
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1916098917
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1774046625
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1764134333
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1717883113
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1717881631
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1708633247
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1618775496
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1612109714
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1605196974
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1585744378
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1507683180
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1922706035
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1850026529
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1803312843
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1797697095
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1748275229
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1717882311
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1625380404
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1609126889
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1601563239
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1585737243
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1453595202
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1453593247
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2642890402
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2642891565
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2616463132
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2510750079
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2510750079
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2431463234
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1982171200
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1539248431
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1321454924
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%.