Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,876,213 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,875,942 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
4,875,942 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 4,876,213 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 58,514,556 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 58,511,301 KWD per year, or 4,875,942 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 31199026
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 27199126
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 52661013
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 48568089
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 45643983
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 39556980
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 38038693
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 38034966
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 38035833
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 36329945
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 35697148
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 35116470
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 34528970
41.0%
11
China
KWD 32191726
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 31543265
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 31018614
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 30512326
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6800260
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 51790360
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 42423225
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 39281373
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 39060507
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 38035941
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 38034459
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 37831406
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 35842584
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 35699713
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 35547777
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 35116220
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 33384693
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 42569393
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 40960345
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 39925579
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 39801639
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 38707685
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 38035140
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 35986541
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 35626965
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 35459812
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 35109084
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 32186057
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 32184101
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 58510138
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 58511301
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 57926671
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 55588828
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 55588828
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 53833392
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 43886002
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 43885975
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 34079521
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 29264792
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%.