Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
237,120,208 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 237,119,937 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
237,119,937 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 237,120,208 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 2,845,442,496 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,845,439,241 KWD per year, or 237,119,937 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 1516631618
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1322295687
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2560896159
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2361718279
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2219447776
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1923520248
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1849538994
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1849541854
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1766547638
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1735723192
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1707273234
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1678788585
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1565002093
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1533497741
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1508090422
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1483301299
47.9%
15
India
KWD 327492583
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2518447328
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2062945982
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1910006753
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1899334907
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1849539102
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1849537620
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1839580319
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1742835947
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1735658940
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1728216330
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1707272984
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1623229540
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2070059469
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1991809903
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1941516186
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1935470024
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1882260517
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1849538301
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1749947225
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1732448042
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1724304700
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1707265848
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1564996424
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1564994468
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2845438078
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2845439241
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2816985331
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2703170371
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2703170371
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2617807096
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2134081957
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1657214223
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1422728762
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%.