Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
358,892,560 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 358,892,289 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
358,892,289 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 358,892,560 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 4,306,710,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,306,707,465 KWD per year, or 358,892,289 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 2295487581
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2001352876
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3876037560
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3574570905
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3359236991
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2799363340
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2799366200
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2673751623
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2627096808
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2584034168
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2540922225
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2368699616
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2321016614
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2282562581
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2245041254
47.9%
15
India
KWD 495640994
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3811788069
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3122365444
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2890883048
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2874731447
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2799363448
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2799361966
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2784290226
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2637862735
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2626997523
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2615732199
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2584033918
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2456831917
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3133132102
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3014697659
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2938576027
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2929424670
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2848889447
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2799362646
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2648627182
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2622141200
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2609815709
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2584026783
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2368693947
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2368691992
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4306706302
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 4263640873
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4091375184
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 4091375184
5.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 4306707465
7.6%
5
Oman
KWD 3962173862
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3230033125
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2508271449
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2153362874
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%.