Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,014,880 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,014,609 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
5,014,609 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 5,014,880 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 60,178,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 60,175,305 KWD per year, or 5,014,609 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 32085940
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 27972395
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 54158616
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 49949212
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 46941906
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 40681847
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 39120296
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 39116568
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 39117436
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 37363014
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 36712191
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 36114872
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 35510716
41.0%
11
China
KWD 33106928
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 32440044
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 31900536
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 31379749
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6991737
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 53263138
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 43629628
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 40398336
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 40171230
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 39117544
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 39116062
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 38907185
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 36861787
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 36714715
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 36558426
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 36114622
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 34333949
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 43779956
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 42125147
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 41060970
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 40933495
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 39808423
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 39116742
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 37009904
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 36640094
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 36468178
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 36107487
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 33101259
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 33099304
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 60174142
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 60175305
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 59574035
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 57169632
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 57169632
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 55364275
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 45134005
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 45133978
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 35048654
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 30096794
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%.