Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,017,568 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,017,297 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
3,017,297 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 3,017,568 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 36,210,816 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 36,207,561 KWD per year, or 3,017,297 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 19311133
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 16834489
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 32587647
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 30055985
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 28247066
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 24479652
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 23541262
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 23537534
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 23538402
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 22483041
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 22091867
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 21734226
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 21369987
41.0%
11
China
KWD 19924669
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 19523147
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 19197632
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 18885679
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4233764
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 32049743
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 26253014
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 24309988
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 24172761
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 23538510
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 23537028
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 23412038
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 22181543
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 22094966
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 22001377
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 21733976
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 20661190
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 26343422
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 25347727
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 24707180
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 24630635
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 23953761
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 23537709
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 22269741
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 22047333
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 21944013
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 21726840
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 19919000
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 19917044
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 36206398
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 36207561
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 35845968
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 34400275
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 34400275
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 33313951
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 27158197
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 27158170
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 21089600
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 18112922
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%.