Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,411,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 29,410,929 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
29,410,929 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 29,411,200 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 352,934,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 352,931,145 KWD per year, or 29,410,929 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 188124803
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 164017205
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 317638872
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 292936559
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 275291462
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 238584793
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 229407867
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 229408732
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 229411592
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 219115591
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 215293253
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 211768376
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 208233734
41.0%
11
China
KWD 194122640
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 190214466
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 187061131
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 183989528
47.9%
15
India
KWD 40679207
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 312375770
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 255877612
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 236910693
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 235585753
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 229408840
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 229407358
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 228173835
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 216174739
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 215288759
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 214366613
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 211768126
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 201340909
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 256759829
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 247054235
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 240815599
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 240066017
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 233466411
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 229408038
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 217054746
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 214884487
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 213874704
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 211760991
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 194116971
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 194115016
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 352929982
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 352931145
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 349402316
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 335287680
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 335287680
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 324699648
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 264700885
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 264700858
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 205552583
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 176474714
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%.