Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,513,732 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 28,513,461 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
28,513,461 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 28,513,732 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 342,164,784 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 342,161,529 KWD per year, or 28,513,461 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 182384598
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 159012522
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 307946218
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 283997778
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 266891161
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 231304532
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 222407617
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 222408482
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 222411342
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 212429455
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 208723787
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 205306606
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 201879768
41.0%
11
China
KWD 188199351
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 184410415
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 181353235
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 178375469
47.9%
15
India
KWD 39439945
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 302843787
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 248069641
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 229681589
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 228397034
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 222408590
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 222407107
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 221211278
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 209578349
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 208719551
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 207825579
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 205306357
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 195197220
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 248924933
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 239515504
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 233467221
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 232740524
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 226342310
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 222407788
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 210431432
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 208327407
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 207348446
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 205299221
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 188193682
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 188191727
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 342160366
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 342161529
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 338740396
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 325056545
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 325056545
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 314791601
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 256623673
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 256623646
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 199280251
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 171089906
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%.