Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
487,710,600 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 487,710,329 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
487,710,329 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 487,710,600 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 5,852,527,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,852,523,945 KWD per year, or 487,710,329 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.6% 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 3119407765
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2719699978
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5267272392
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4857598583
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4564973846
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3804144052
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3804146912
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3633445982
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3570044861
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3511524056
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3452938490
41.0%
11
China
KWD 3218898680
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 3154100939
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 3101845315
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 3050855105
47.9%
15
India
KWD 673518388
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5179960865
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4243082392
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3928512360
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3906563947
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 3804144160
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 3804142678
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 3783660580
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3584675329
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3569908515
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3554599296
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 3511523806
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3338666116
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 5793999188
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5559900840
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 5559900840
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 5852523945
5.6%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5852522782
7.6%
5
Oman
KWD 5384325024
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4389395485
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3408570425
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2926271114
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%.