Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
412,646,975 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 412,646,704 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
412,646,704 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 412,646,975 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 4,951,763,700 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,951,760,445 KWD per year, or 412,646,704 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 6.6% 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 2639300820
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2301111576
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4456585242
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4109964878
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3862378316
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3218647777
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3218650637
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3074221999
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3020579126
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2971065956
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2921497033
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2723478755
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2668653953
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2624440660
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2581298910
47.9%
15
India
KWD 569867362
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 4382712206
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3590028855
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3323874861
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3305304311
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3218647885
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3218646403
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3201316978
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3032957685
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3020464376
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3007511577
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2971065706
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2824812066
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3602408145
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3466234745
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3378711801
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3368189707
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3275591993
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 3218647083
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3045334765
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3014881707
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3000710074
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2971058571
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2723473086
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2723471131
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 4902243323
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4704175515
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4704175515
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 4951760445
6.6%
4
Oman
KWD 4555622604
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4951759282
8.9%
6
Egypt
KWD 3713822860
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2883956755
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2475889364
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%.