Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,214,720 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 38,214,449 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
38,214,449 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 38,214,720 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 458,576,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 458,573,385 KWD per year, or 38,214,449 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 244432117
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 213109577
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 412716888
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 380619619
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 357692409
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 309998946
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 298075324
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 298076188
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 298079048
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 284701812
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 279735019
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 275153720
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 270561599
41.0%
11
China
KWD 252225872
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 247148064
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 243051518
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 239059442
47.9%
15
India
KWD 52835479
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 405877709
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 332468236
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 307823047
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 306101948
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 298076296
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 298074814
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 296471543
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 280880611
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 279727993
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 278529484
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 275153470
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 261606109
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 333614559
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 321003803
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 312897940
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 311923869
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 303348753
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 298075494
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 282024723
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 279204765
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 277892634
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 275146335
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 252220203
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 252218248
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 458572222
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 458573385
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 453988134
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 435647808
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 435647808
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 421890509
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 343932565
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 267079680
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 229295834
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%.