Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
40,859,496 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 40,859,225 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
40,859,225 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 40,859,496 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 490,313,952 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 490,310,697 KWD per year, or 40,859,225 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 261348104
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 227858033
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 441280469
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 406961588
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 382447512
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 331453369
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 318704577
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 318705441
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 318708301
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 304405393
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 299094780
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 294196107
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 289286296
41.0%
11
China
KWD 269681394
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 264252201
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 259872294
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 255603686
47.9%
15
India
KWD 56487498
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 433967801
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 355477787
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 329126718
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 327286604
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 318705549
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 318704067
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 316989715
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 300319714
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 299086992
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 297805458
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 294195858
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 279711135
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 356703453
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 343219922
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 334553102
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 333511588
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 324342985
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 318704747
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 301543170
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 298528028
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 297125064
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 294188722
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 269675725
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 269673769
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 490309534
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 490310697
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 485408073
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 465798254
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 465798254
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 451088836
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 367735549
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 285563808
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 245164490
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%.