Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,431,607,100 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,431,606,829 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
2,431,606,829 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 2,431,607,100 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 29,179,285,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 29,179,281,945 KWD per year, or 2,431,606,829 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.1% 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 15552569779
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13559737727
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 26261354592
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 24218807723
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 22759845086
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 18966536752
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 18966539612
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 18115474319
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17799367241
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17507578856
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 17215492442
41.0%
11
China
KWD 16048615580
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15725552139
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15465027055
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 15210788025
47.9%
15
India
KWD 3357732832
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25826031162
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 21154981942
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19586598668
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 19477174912
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 18966536860
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 18966535378
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 18864409627
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 17872314604
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17722339035
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 17507578606
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16645765118
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 21227930036
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 20425499795
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 19909755409
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 19302097466
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 18966536058
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 17945260488
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17765808172
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17682297373
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17507571471
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 16048609911
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 28887489608
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 29179281945
1.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 29179280782
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 27720320940
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 27720320940
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 26844942384
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 21884463985
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16994307552
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14589650114
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%.