Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
38,313,649 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 38,313,378 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
38,313,378 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 38,313,649 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 459,763,788 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 459,760,533 KWD per year, or 38,313,378 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 245064867
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 213661249
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 413785322
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 381604952
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 358618384
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 310801458
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 298846970
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 298847834
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 298850694
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 285438833
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 280459180
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 275866009
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 271262004
41.0%
11
China
KWD 252878804
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 247787852
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 243680707
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 239678287
47.9%
15
India
KWD 52972084
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 406928432
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 333328919
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 308619920
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 306894370
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 298847942
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 298846460
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 297239034
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 281607739
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 280452124
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 279250510
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 275865759
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 262283336
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 334478209
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 321834807
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 313707961
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 312731367
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 304134052
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 298847140
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 282754819
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 279927560
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 278612031
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 275858624
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 252873135
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 252871179
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 459759370
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 459760533
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 455163410
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 436775599
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 436775599
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 422982685
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 344822926
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 267771087
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 229889408
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%.