Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
374,016,827 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 374,016,556 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
374,016,556 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 374,016,827 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 4,488,201,924 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,488,198,669 KWD per year, or 374,016,556 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.3% 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 2392222393
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2085692565
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4039379644
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3725208604
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3500800130
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2917332623
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2917335483
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2786427408
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2737806443
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2692928890
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2648000220
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2468519778
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2418827369
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2378752919
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2339650237
47.9%
15
India
KWD 516525221
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3972422485
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3253946567
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3012709019
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2995876825
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2917332731
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2917331248
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2901624289
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2749026097
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2737702806
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2725962696
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2692928641
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2560366297
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3265166953
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3141741502
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3062412012
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3052874987
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2968945879
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2917331929
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2760244273
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2732642119
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2719797200
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2692921505
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2468514109
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2468512154
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 4443317165
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4263791828
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4263791828
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 4488198669
7.3%
4
Oman
KWD 4129145770
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4488197506
9.8%
6
Egypt
KWD 3366151528
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2613973741
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2244108476
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%.