Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
25,972,787 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 25,972,516 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
25,972,516 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 25,972,787 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 311,673,444 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 311,670,189 KWD per year, or 25,972,516 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 166132713
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 144843074
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 280504012
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 258689966
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 243107916
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 210692387
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 202588245
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 202589111
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 202591971
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 193499415
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 190124070
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 187011802
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 183890182
41.0%
11
China
KWD 171429114
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 167977767
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 165192824
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 162480733
47.9%
15
India
KWD 35931301
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 275856482
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 225963419
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 209214277
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 208044065
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 202589219
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 202587736
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 201498627
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 190902403
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 190120565
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 189306359
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 187011553
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 177802978
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 226742484
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 218171566
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 212662217
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 212000315
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 206172289
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 202588417
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 191679258
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 189762754
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 188871060
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 187004417
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 171423445
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 171421490
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 311669026
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 311670189
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 308553970
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 296089772
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 296089772
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 286739568
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 233755168
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 233755141
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 181521789
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 155844236
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%.