Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
27,054,830 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 27,054,559 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
27,054,559 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 27,054,830 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 324,657,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 324,654,705 KWD per year, or 27,054,559 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 173053460
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 150877030
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 292190076
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 269467114
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 253235838
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 219469919
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 211028181
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 211029046
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 211031906
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 201560635
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 198044625
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 194802512
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 191550917
41.0%
11
China
KWD 178570598
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 174975491
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 172074618
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 169249391
47.9%
15
India
KWD 37425431
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 287348830
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 235377193
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 217930133
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 216711229
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 211029154
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 211027672
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 209893117
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 198855419
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 198040809
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 197192634
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 194802262
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 185210190
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 324653542
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 324654705
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 321408641
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 308425062
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 308425062
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 298685323
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 243493555
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 243493528
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 189084101
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 162336494
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%.