Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,157,444,784 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,157,444,513 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
3,157,444,513 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 3,157,444,784 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 37,889,337,408 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 37,889,334,153 KWD per year, or 3,157,444,513 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.6% 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 20195027606
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 17607333829
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 34100401580
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 31448151056
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 29553685808
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 24628070687
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 24628073547
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 23522964845
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 23112499088
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 22733610181
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 22354336145
41.0%
11
China
KWD 20839144295
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 20419646204
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 20081354725
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 19751223973
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4360000183
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 33535132881
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 27469769793
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 25433221213
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 25291134761
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 24628070795
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 24628069313
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 24495458380
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 23207221581
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 23012476344
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 22733609931
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 21614545051
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 27564493017
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 26522536341
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 25852841781
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 25063797001
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 24628069993
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 23301942595
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 23068923459
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 22960484490
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 22733602796
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 20839138626
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 37510441294
1.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 37889332990
1.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 35994870538
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 35994870538
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 34858190415
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 37889334153
8.6%
6
Egypt
KWD 28417003141
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 22067129059
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 18944676218
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%.