Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
271,502,493 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 271,502,222 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
271,502,222 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 271,502,493 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 3,258,029,916 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,258,026,661 KWD per year, or 271,502,222 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 10.0% 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 1736540713
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1514026712
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2932224837
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2704165838
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2541265964
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2117720817
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2117723677
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2022695651
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1987401518
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1954825686
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1922211037
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1791925174
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1755852799
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1726761755
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1698377708
47.9%
15
India
KWD 374969096
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2883620614
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2362071861
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2186956059
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2174737010
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2117720925
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2117719443
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2106318086
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1995545742
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1987327374
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1978805426
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1954825436
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1858596223
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2370216817
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2280621097
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2223034897
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2216111987
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2155187095
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2117720124
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2003688488
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1983651892
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1974327726
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1954818300
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1791919505
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1791917549
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3258025498
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 3225446877
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3095128420
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3095128420
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 2997387523
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3258026661
10.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2443522522
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1897509262
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1629022472
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%.