Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
358,506,432 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 358,506,161 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
358,506,161 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 358,506,432 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 4,302,077,184 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,302,073,929 KWD per year, or 358,506,161 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.6% 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 2293017907
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1999199653
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3871867378
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3570725070
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3355622833
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2796351542
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2796354402
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2670874970
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2624270351
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2581254046
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2538188485
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2366151171
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2318519470
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2280106807
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2242625852
47.9%
15
India
KWD 495107812
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3807687014
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3119006131
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2887772787
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2871638561
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2796351650
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2796350167
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2781294645
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2635024694
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2624171177
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2612917974
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2581253797
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2454188647
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3129761204
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3011454184
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2935414449
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2926272939
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2845824363
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2796350848
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2645777558
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2619320071
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2607007842
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2581246661
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2366145502
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2366143547
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4302072766
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 4259053672
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4086973325
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 4086973325
5.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 4302073929
7.6%
5
Oman
KWD 3957911009
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3226557973
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2505572831
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2151046106
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%.