Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,650,160 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 22,649,889 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
22,649,889 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 22,650,160 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 271,801,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 271,798,665 KWD per year, or 22,649,889 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 144881191
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 126314617
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 244619640
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 225596601
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 212008127
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 183739237
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 176671754
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 176672620
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 176675480
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 168745845
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 165802440
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 163088888
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 160366382
41.0%
11
China
KWD 149499776
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 146489872
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 144060917
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 141696231
47.9%
15
India
KWD 31343277
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 240566953
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 197056564
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 182450516
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 181429823
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 176672728
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 176671246
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 175721687
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 166481095
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 165799891
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 165089990
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 163088638
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 155057669
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 197735950
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 190261499
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 185456880
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 184879704
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 179797276
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 176671926
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 167158270
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 165486977
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 164709395
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 163081503
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 149494107
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 149492152
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 271797502
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 271798665
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 269081161
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 258211824
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 258211824
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 250057766
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 203851525
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 203851498
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 158300215
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 135908474
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%.