Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
35,246,745 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 35,246,474 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
35,246,474 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 35,246,745 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 422,960,940 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 422,957,685 KWD per year, or 35,246,474 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 225448949
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 196558818
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 380662758
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 351058588
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 329912163
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 285922733
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 274925119
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 274925983
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 274928843
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 262590399
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 258009442
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 253784300
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 249548692
41.0%
11
China
KWD 232637237
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 227953754
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 224175197
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 220493445
47.9%
15
India
KWD 48737174
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 374354930
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 306646854
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 283916008
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 282328469
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 274926091
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 274924609
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 273445993
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 259065994
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 258003270
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 256897932
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 253784050
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 241288599
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 307704137
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 296072813
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 288596458
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 287698070
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 279788968
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 274925289
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 260121068
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 257520146
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 256309947
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 253776915
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 232631568
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 232629613
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 422956522
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 422957685
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 418728591
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 401812893
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 401812893
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 389124065
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 317220790
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 317220763
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 246336740
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 211487984
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%.