Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
534,885,204 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 534,884,933 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
534,884,933 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 534,885,204 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 6,418,622,448 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,418,619,193 KWD per year, or 534,884,933 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.1% 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 3421136533
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2982766704
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5776758116
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5327457639
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5006528139
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4172105963
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 4172108823
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3984896768
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3915362962
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3851181205
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3786929025
41.0%
11
China
KWD 3530251067
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 3459185717
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 3401875796
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 3345953131
47.9%
15
India
KWD 738659075
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5681001013
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4653501447
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4308503796
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 4284432525
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 4172106071
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4172104589
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4149641158
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 3931408668
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 3915213044
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 3898422906
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 3851180955
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3661603641
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4669547884
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4493035869
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4379586196
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4365947027
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4245919055
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4172105269
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 3947452895
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 3907978655
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 3889608873
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3851173820
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3530245398
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3530243442
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 6354433484
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6097691326
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 6097691326
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 6418619193
5.1%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6418618030
6.9%
5
Oman
KWD 5905132652
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4813966921
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3738269959
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3209318738
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%.