Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
568,052,160 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 568,051,889 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
568,051,889 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 568,052,160 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 6,816,625,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,816,622,665 KWD per year, or 568,051,889 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.8% 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 3633272383
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 3167720509
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6134961240
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5657800521
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5316970847
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4430808220
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 4430811080
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4231990580
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4158145080
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4089983288
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4021747094
41.0%
11
China
KWD 3749152976
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 3673681072
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 3612817637
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 3553427120
47.9%
15
India
KWD 784457409
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6033266324
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4942053964
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4575663626
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 4550099843
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 4430808328
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4430806846
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4406950403
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 4175185795
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 4157985620
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4140154295
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 4089983038
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3888650692
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4959095410
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4771638299
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4651153915
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4636668989
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4509198352
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4430807526
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4192225030
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4150303069
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4130794201
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4089975903
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3749147307
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3749145352
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 6748456921
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 6816622665
4.8%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6475794624
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 6475794624
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6816621502
6.5%
5
Oman
KWD 6271295846
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5112469525
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3970071161
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3408320474
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%.