Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,554,248 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 23,553,977 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
23,553,977 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 23,554,248 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 282,650,976 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 282,647,721 KWD per year, or 23,553,977 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 150663738
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 131356217
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 254383791
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 234601318
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 220470391
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 191073198
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 183723641
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 183724506
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 183727366
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 175481300
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 172420364
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 169598322
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 166767217
41.0%
11
China
KWD 155466757
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 152336736
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 149810916
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 147351701
47.9%
15
India
KWD 32591680
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 250169247
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 204922130
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 189732945
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 188671568
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 183724614
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 183723132
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 182735601
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 173126141
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 172417555
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 171679273
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 169598072
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 161246676
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 205628638
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 197855839
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 192859462
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 192259232
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 186973927
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 183723813
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 173830440
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 172092425
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 171283793
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 169590936
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 155461088
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 155459132
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 282646558
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 282647721
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 279821726
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 268518427
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 268518427
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 260038898
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 211988317
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 211988290
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 164618814
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 141333002
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%.