Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
37,148,800 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 37,148,529 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
37,148,529 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 37,148,800 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 445,785,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 445,782,345 KWD per year, or 37,148,529 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 237614493
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 207165529
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 401204952
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 370003055
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 347715398
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 301352203
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 289761148
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 289762012
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 289764872
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 276760709
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 271932485
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 267479096
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 263015013
41.0%
11
China
KWD 245190800
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 240254610
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 236272267
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 232391640
47.9%
15
India
KWD 51363612
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 394556603
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 323194732
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 299237061
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 297563929
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 289762120
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 289760638
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 288202136
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 273046099
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 271925765
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 270760718
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 267478846
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 254309269
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 324309077
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 312050075
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 304170294
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 303223403
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 294887480
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 289761318
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 274158234
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 271416941
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 270141417
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 267471711
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 245185131
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 245183176
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 445781182
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 445782345
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 441325004
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 423496320
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 423496320
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 410122752
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 334339285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 334339258
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 259630050
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 222900314
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%.