Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
233,027,700 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 233,027,429 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
233,027,429 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 233,027,700 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 2,796,332,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,796,329,145 KWD per year, or 233,027,429 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 1490455937
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1299474029
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2516697072
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2320956899
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2181141902
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1890321823
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1817617432
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1817620292
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1736058454
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1705766033
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1677807176
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1649814120
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1537991540
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1507030918
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1482062071
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1457700850
47.9%
15
India
KWD 321841475
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2474980915
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2027341162
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1877041601
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1866553918
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1817617540
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1817616058
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1807830642
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1712756014
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1705702959
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1698388822
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1677806926
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1595213949
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2034331874
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1957432835
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1908007139
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1902065337
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1849774188
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1817616738
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1719744516
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1702547360
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1694544571
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1677799791
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1537985871
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1537983916
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2796327982
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2796329145
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2768366336
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2656515780
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2656515780
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2572625808
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2097249385
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1628612012
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1398173714
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%.