Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,160,934 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,160,663 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
3,160,663 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 3,160,934 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 37,931,208 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 37,927,953 KWD per year, or 3,160,663 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 20228102
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 17633962
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 34136000
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 31483910
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 29588972
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 25642637
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 24659517
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 24655789
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 24656657
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 23551117
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 23141306
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 22766461
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 22385001
41.0%
11
China
KWD 20870885
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 20450315
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 20109439
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 19782497
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4431730
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 33572430
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 27500298
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 25464801
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 25321122
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 24656765
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 24655283
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 24524271
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 23235283
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 23144364
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 23046274
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 22766211
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 21642613
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 27595007
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 26552001
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 25881046
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 25800846
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 25091800
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 24655963
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 23327782
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 23094794
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 22986550
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 22759076
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 20865216
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 20863260
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 37926790
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 37927953
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 37549156
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 36034648
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 36034648
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 34896711
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 28448491
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 28448464
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 22091574
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 18973118
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%.