Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,524,087 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,523,816 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
4,523,816 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 4,524,087 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 54,289,044 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 54,285,789 KWD per year, or 4,523,816 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 28946828
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 25235514
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 48858052
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 45060914
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 42348084
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 36700534
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 35292111
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 35288383
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 35289251
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 33706607
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 33119586
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 32581162
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 32035960
41.0%
11
China
KWD 29867694
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 29266017
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 28779092
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 28309622
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6314029
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 48050440
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 39359729
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 36444998
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 36239978
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 35289359
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 35287876
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 35099612
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 33254458
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 33122252
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 32981370
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 32580913
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 30974186
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 39495333
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 38002486
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 37042406
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 36927446
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 35912508
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 35288557
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 33387852
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 33054262
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 32899202
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 32573777
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 29862025
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 29860070
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 54284626
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 54285789
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 53743414
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 51574592
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 51574592
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 49945920
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 40716868
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 40716841
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 31618541
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 27152036
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%.