Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
41,720,120 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 41,719,849 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
41,719,849 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 41,720,120 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 500,641,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 500,638,185 KWD per year, or 41,719,849 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 266852655
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 232657257
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 450575208
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 415533403
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 390502953
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 338434751
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 325417444
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 325418308
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 325421168
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 310817041
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 305394547
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 300392600
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 295379410
41.0%
11
China
KWD 275361512
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 269817977
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 265345862
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 260987270
47.9%
15
India
KWD 57675883
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 443108465
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 362965216
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 336059044
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 334180202
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 325418416
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 325416934
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 323666436
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 306645301
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 305386512
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 304077961
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 300392350
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 285602606
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 364216701
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 350449163
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 341599805
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 340536346
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 331174618
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 325417614
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 307894575
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 304815919
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 303383398
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 300385215
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 275355843
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 275353888
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 500637022
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 500638185
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 495632286
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 475609368
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 475609368
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 460590125
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 375481165
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 291578640
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 250328234
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%.