Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,328,784 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 31,328,513 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
31,328,513 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 31,328,784 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 375,945,408 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 375,942,153 KWD per year, or 31,328,513 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 200389670
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 174710513
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 338348780
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 312035696
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 293240048
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 254140234
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 244365022
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 244365887
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 244368747
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 233401591
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 229329968
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 225574981
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 221809998
41.0%
11
China
KWD 206778695
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 202615750
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 199256965
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 195984865
47.9%
15
India
KWD 43327088
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 332742376
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 272560593
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 252356833
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 250945601
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 244365995
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 244364513
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 243050452
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 230268981
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 229324922
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 228342579
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 225574731
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 214467884
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 273500337
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 263161941
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 256516585
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 255718105
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 248688193
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 244365193
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 231206515
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 228894740
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 227819099
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 225567596
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 206773026
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 206771070
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 375940990
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 375942153
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 372183214
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 357148138
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 357148138
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 345869775
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 281959141
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 281959114
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 218954424
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 187980218
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%.