Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
51,009,920 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 51,009,649 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
51,009,649 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 51,009,920 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 612,119,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 612,115,785 KWD per year, or 51,009,649 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 326270216
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 284461344
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 550905048
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 508059811
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 477455481
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 413793607
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 397877885
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 397878748
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 397881608
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 380026048
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 373395883
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 367279160
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 361150080
41.0%
11
China
KWD 336674192
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 329896416
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 324428990
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 319099081
47.9%
15
India
KWD 70503632
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 541775170
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 443786476
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 410888383
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 408591500
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 397878856
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 397877374
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 395736705
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 374925331
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 373385176
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 371784996
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 367278910
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 349196675
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 445316655
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 428483483
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 417663758
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 416363409
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 404917051
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 397878054
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 376453299
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 372689055
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 370937486
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 367271775
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 336668523
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 336666568
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 612114622
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 612115785
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 605995110
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 581513088
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 581513088
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 563149517
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 459089365
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 356504309
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 306067034
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%.