Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
362,914,619 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 362,914,348 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
362,914,348 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 362,914,619 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 4,354,975,428 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,354,972,173 KWD per year, or 362,914,348 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.5% 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 2321212671
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2023781679
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3919475798
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3614630613
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3396883463
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2830735400
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2830738260
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2703715962
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2656538280
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2612992993
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2569397920
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2395245206
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2347027834
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2308142876
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2270201013
47.9%
15
India
KWD 501194823
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3854506245
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3157357358
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2923280733
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2906948139
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2830735508
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2830734026
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2815493360
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2667424868
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2656437838
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2645046252
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2612992743
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2484365244
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3168244677
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3048482955
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2971508243
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2962254324
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2880816552
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2830734706
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2678309978
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2651527167
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2639063543
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2612985608
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2395239537
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2395237581
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4354971010
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 4311422934
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4137226657
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 4137226657
5.0%
4
Kuwait
KWD 4354972173
7.5%
5
Oman
KWD 4006577394
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3266231656
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2536381298
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2177495228
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%.