Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
27,387,143 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 27,386,872 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
27,386,872 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 27,387,143 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 328,645,716 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 328,642,461 KWD per year, or 27,386,872 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 175178934
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 152730157
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 295779057
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 272776952
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 256346288
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 222165642
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 213620222
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 213621087
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 213623947
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 204036367
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 200477156
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 197195166
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 193903653
41.0%
11
China
KWD 180763864
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 177124606
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 174188129
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 171328156
47.9%
15
India
KWD 37884303
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 290878317
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 238268316
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 220606914
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 219373057
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 213621195
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 213619713
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 212471201
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 201297920
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 200473244
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 199614638
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 197194916
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 187485065
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 239089812
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 230052157
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 224242823
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 223544854
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 217399447
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 213620394
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 202117205
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 200096322
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 199156053
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 197187780
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 180758195
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 180756239
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%.