Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
24,852,391 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 24,852,120 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
24,852,120 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 24,852,391 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 298,228,692 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 298,225,437 KWD per year, or 24,852,120 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 158966661
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 138595244
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 268403735
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 247530822
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 232621009
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 201603734
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 193849156
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 193850022
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 193852882
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 185152465
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 181922771
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 178944951
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 175957913
41.0%
11
China
KWD 164034501
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 160732009
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 158067106
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 155472160
47.9%
15
India
KWD 34384210
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 263956787
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 216215974
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 200189487
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 199069693
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 193850130
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 193848648
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 192806595
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 182667492
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 181919589
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 181140554
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 178944702
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 170133217
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 216961427
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 208760240
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 203488527
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 202855194
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 197278586
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 193849328
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 183410735
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 181576917
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 180723702
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 178937566
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 164028832
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 164026876
45.0%
12
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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%.