Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,620,173 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 22,619,902 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
22,619,902 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 22,620,173 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 271,442,076 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 271,438,821 KWD per year, or 22,619,902 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 144689394
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 126147396
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 244295781
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 225297931
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 211727449
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 183495982
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 176437856
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 176438721
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 176441581
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 168522442
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 165582935
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 162872982
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 160154078
41.0%
11
China
KWD 149301862
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 146295942
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 143870199
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 141508649
47.9%
15
India
KWD 31301869
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 240248462
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 196795677
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 182208971
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 181189627
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 176438829
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 176437347
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 175489048
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 166260690
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 165580395
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 164871435
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 162872732
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 154852390
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 197474163
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 190009609
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 185211349
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 184634938
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 179559239
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 176438028
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 166936966
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 165267886
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 164491334
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 162865596
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 149296193
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 149294237
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 271437658
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 271438821
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 268724915
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 257869972
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 257869972
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 249726710
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 203581642
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 203581615
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 158090638
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 135728552
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%.