Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,064,414,102 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,064,413,831 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
3,064,413,831 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 3,064,414,102 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 36,772,969,224 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 36,772,965,969 KWD per year, or 3,064,413,831 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.9% 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 19600003364
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 17088553068
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 33095670214
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 30521565463
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 28682918624
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 23902431368
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 23902434228
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 22829886292
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 22431514496
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 22063789270
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 21695690080
41.0%
11
China
KWD 20225141793
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 19818003741
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 19489679588
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 19169275885
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4231539485
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 32547056612
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 26660402860
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 24683859069
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 24545958998
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 23902431476
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 23902429993
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 23773726349
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 22523446068
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 22334438964
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 22063789021
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 20977696075
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 26752335164
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 25741078612
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 25091115860
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 24325319448
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 23902430674
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 22615376162
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 22389222690
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 22283978767
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 22063781885
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 20225136124
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 36405236792
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 36772964806
1.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 34934320763
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 34934320763
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 33831131686
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 36772965969
8.9%
6
Egypt
KWD 27579727003
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 21416945065
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 18386492126
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%.