Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,769,255,712 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,769,255,441 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
4,769,255,441 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 4,769,255,712 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 57,231,068,544 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 57,231,065,289 KWD per year, or 4,769,255,441 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.7% 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 30504170302
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 26595513654
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 50654131616
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 41492524867
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 38416358238
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 38201740294
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 37200196034
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 0
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 36999887559
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 35054031902
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 34759870167
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 0
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 32648325703
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 0
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 40061748136
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 39050188479
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 37858352148
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 37200195232
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 35197107244
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 34845136461
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 34681341458
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 34338641477
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 31477090750
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 56658755119
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 54369515117
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 54369515117
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 57231065289
5.7%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 57231064126
7.7%
5
Oman
KWD 52652583060
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 42923301493
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 33331946689
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 28615541786
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%.