Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
242,030,763 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 242,030,492 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
242,030,492 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 242,030,763 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 2,904,369,156 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,904,365,901 KWD per year, or 242,030,492 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 1548039528
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1349679142
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2613930153
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2410627407
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2265410571
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1887841323
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1887844183
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1803131271
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1771668454
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1742629230
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1713554726
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1597411756
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1565254989
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1539321552
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1514018994
47.9%
15
India
KWD 334273285
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2570602195
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2105667810
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1949561273
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1938668453
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1887841431
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1887839949
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1877676405
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1778928527
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1771602790
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1764006026
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1742628980
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1656845137
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2112928614
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2033058565
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1981723319
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1975551938
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1921240503
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1887840630
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1786187120
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1768325539
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1760013549
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1742621844
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1597406087
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1597404131
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2904364738
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2904365901
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2875322725
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2759150698
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2759150698
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2672019624
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2178276952
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1691533699
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1452192092
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%.