Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
36,019,526 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 36,019,255 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
36,019,255 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 36,019,526 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 432,234,312 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 432,231,057 KWD per year, or 36,019,255 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 230391656
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 200868191
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 389008793
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 358755486
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 337145393
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 292191533
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 280952811
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 280953675
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 280956535
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 268347618
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 263666199
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 259348323
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 255019889
41.0%
11
China
KWD 237737592
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 232951437
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 229090084
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 225327532
47.9%
15
India
KWD 49804262
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 382562615
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 313370048
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 290140759
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 288518444
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 280953783
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 280952301
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 279441228
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 264745935
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 263659804
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 262530208
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 259348074
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 246578733
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 314450515
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 302564174
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 294923911
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 294005817
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 285923303
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 280952981
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 265824191
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 263166239
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 261929499
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 259340938
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 237731923
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 237729967
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 432229894
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 432231057
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 427909229
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 410622596
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 410622596
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 397655567
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 324175819
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 324175792
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 251737644
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 216124670
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%.