Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,433,198 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 24,432,927 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
24,432,927 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 24,433,198 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 293,198,376 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 293,195,121 KWD per year, or 24,432,927 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 156285502
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 136257636
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 263876451
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 243355660
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 228697363
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 198203241
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 190579451
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 190580316
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 190583176
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 182029478
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 178854278
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 175926762
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 172990077
41.0%
11
China
KWD 161267827
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 158021029
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 155401038
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 152849922
47.9%
15
India
KWD 33805371
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 259504550
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 212568995
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 196812887
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 195711957
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 190580424
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 190578942
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 189554496
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 179586424
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 178851217
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 178085341
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 175926512
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 167263598
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 213301872
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 205239019
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 200056216
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 199433573
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 193951032
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 190579623
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 180317091
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 178514209
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 177675390
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 175919376
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 161262158
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 161260202
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 293193958
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 293195121
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 290263652
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 278538457
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 278538457
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 269742506
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 219898867
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 219898840
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 170761725
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 146606702
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%.