Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,458,560 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,458,289 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
2,458,289 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 2,458,560 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 29,502,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 29,499,465 KWD per year, or 2,458,289 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 15735717
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13717210
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 26550360
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 24488265
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 23014751
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 19944979
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 19181000
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 19177272
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 19178140
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 18318431
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17999928
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17709368
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 17412277
41.0%
11
China
KWD 16235216
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15907964
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15642341
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 15388836
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3461862
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 26112535
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 21389644
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19807178
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 19695107
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 19178248
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 19176766
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 19075254
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 18072835
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 18003188
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17927148
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 17709118
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16834456
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 21463282
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 20652059
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 20130078
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 20067788
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 19516355
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 19177446
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 18144262
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17963109
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 17878987
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17701983
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 16229547
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 16227592
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 29498302
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 29499465
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 29204953
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 28027584
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 28027584
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 27142502
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 22127125
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 22127098
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 17182738
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14758874
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%.