Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,366,736 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,366,465 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
5,366,465 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 5,366,736 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 64,400,832 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 64,397,577 KWD per year, or 5,366,465 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 34336411
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 29934502
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 57958661
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 53453698
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 50235279
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 43536103
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 41864773
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 41861045
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 41861913
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 39984341
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 39287777
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 38648235
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 38001814
41.0%
11
China
KWD 35429178
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 34715546
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 34138340
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 33580764
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7477594
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 57000191
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 46690775
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 43232536
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 42989596
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 41862021
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 41860539
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 41636883
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 39447928
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 39290200
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 39122865
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 38647986
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 36742607
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 46851658
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 45080738
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 43941932
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 43805484
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 42601456
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 41861219
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 39606601
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 39210825
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 39026824
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 38640850
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 35423509
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 35421553
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 64396414
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 64397577
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 63754084
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 61180790
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 61180790
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 59248765
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 48300709
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 48300682
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 37507747
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 32207930
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%.