Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,407,596 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,407,325 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
2,407,325 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 2,407,596 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 28,891,152 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,887,897 KWD per year, or 2,407,325 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 15409752
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13433012
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 25999949
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 23980664
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 22537728
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 19531559
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 18783481
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 18779753
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 18780621
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 17938749
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17626872
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17342427
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 17051458
41.0%
11
China
KWD 15898854
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15578373
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15318210
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 15070034
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3391489
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25571248
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 20946257
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19396663
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 19286885
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 18780729
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 18779247
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 18679875
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 17698249
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 17630147
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17555706
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 17342178
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16485578
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 21018366
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 20223962
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 19712790
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 19651800
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 19111803
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 18779927
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 17768148
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17590756
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17508384
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17335042
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 15893185
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 15891229
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 28887897
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28886734
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 28599501
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 27446594
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 27446594
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 26579860
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 21668449
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 21668422
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16826555
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14453090
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%.