Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,375,880 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,375,609 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
2,375,609 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 2,375,880 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 28,510,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,507,305 KWD per year, or 2,375,609 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 15206896
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13256149
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 25657416
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 23664772
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 22240866
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 19274279
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 18536096
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 18532368
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 18533236
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 17702465
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17394711
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17114072
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16826912
41.0%
11
China
KWD 15689528
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15373261
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15116496
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14871636
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3347694
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25234393
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 20670328
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19141191
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 19032840
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 18533344
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 18531862
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 18433823
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 17465137
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 17397995
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17324549
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 17113822
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16268463
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 20741486
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 19957547
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 19453102
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 19392921
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 18860041
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 18532542
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 17534084
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17359032
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17277750
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17106687
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 15683859
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 15681904
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 28507305
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28506142
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 28222715
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 27085032
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 27085032
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 26229715
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 21383005
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 21382978
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16604894
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14262794
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%.