Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,538,640 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,538,369 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
4,538,369 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 4,538,640 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 54,463,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 54,460,425 KWD per year, or 4,538,369 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 29039909
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 25316668
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 49015224
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 45205862
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 42484300
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 36818588
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 35405624
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 35401896
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 35402764
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 33815027
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 33226114
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 32685944
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 32138994
41.0%
11
China
KWD 29963744
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 29360133
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 28871649
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 28400657
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6334124
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 48205007
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 39486340
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 36562223
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 36356547
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 35402872
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 35401390
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 35212515
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 33361423
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 33228776
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 33087436
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 32685694
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 31073810
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 39622380
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 38124731
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 37161565
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 37046233
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 36028030
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 35402070
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 33495253
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 33160590
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 33005029
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 32678559
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 29958075
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 29956120
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 54459262
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 54460425
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 53916303
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 51740496
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 51740496
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 50106586
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 40847845
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 40847818
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 31720251
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 27239354
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%.