Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,385,377 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,385,106 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
4,385,106 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 4,385,377 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 52,624,524 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 52,621,269 KWD per year, or 4,385,106 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 28059639
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 24462005
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 47359984
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 43679362
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 41049758
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 35575319
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 34210173
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 34206445
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 34207313
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 32673217
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 32104229
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 31582450
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 31053910
41.0%
11
China
KWD 28952208
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 28368960
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 27896897
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 27441929
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6122492
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 46577205
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 38152952
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 35327689
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 35128911
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 34207421
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 34205938
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 34023500
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 32234940
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 32106935
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 31970407
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 31582201
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 30024636
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 38284394
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 36837322
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 35906663
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 35795239
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 34811429
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 34206619
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 32364172
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 32040819
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 31890523
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 31575065
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 28946539
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 28944584
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 52620106
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 52621269
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 52095539
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 49993298
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 49993298
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 48414562
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 39468478
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 39468451
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 30649108
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 26319776
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%.