Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
389,589,720 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 389,589,449 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
389,589,449 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 389,589,720 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 4,675,076,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,675,073,385 KWD per year, or 389,589,449 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.0% 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 2491826617
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2172533993
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4207566888
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3880314619
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3646562409
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3038801188
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3038804048
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2902445456
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2851800019
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2805053720
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2758254434
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2571300872
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2519539452
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2477796518
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2437065575
47.9%
15
India
KWD 538028930
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4137821746
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3389430736
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3138148672
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3120615698
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3038801296
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3038799814
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3022438793
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2863486861
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2851691903
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2839462924
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2805053470
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2666971782
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3401118309
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3272553803
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3189921303
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3179987169
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3092563503
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3038800494
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2875172223
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2846420790
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2833041036
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2805046335
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2571295203
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2571293248
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 4628323134
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4441322808
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4441322808
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 4675073385
7.0%
4
Oman
KWD 4301070509
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4675072222
9.5%
6
Egypt
KWD 3506307565
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2722811445
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2337545834
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%.