Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
58,821,110 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 58,820,839 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
58,820,839 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 58,821,110 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 705,853,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 705,850,065 KWD per year, or 58,820,839 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 376230587
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 328020039
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 635265900
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 585859263
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 550568219
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 477157980
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 458805168
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 458806030
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 458808890
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 438219412
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 430573794
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 423519728
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 416452367
41.0%
11
China
KWD 388228046
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 380412477
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 374108159
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 367961531
47.9%
15
India
KWD 81289653
88.5%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 624737601
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 511743829
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 473807518
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 471159132
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 458806138
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 458804656
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 456335917
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 432337577
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 430560839
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 428715448
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 423519478
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 402668801
43.0%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 513508343
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 494097479
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 481621001
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 480121466
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 466922277
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 458805336
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 434099881
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 429759172
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 427739335
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 423512343
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 388222377
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 388220422
45.0%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 705848902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 705850065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 698792047
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 670560654
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 670560654
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 649385054
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 529390075
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 411096091
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 352934174
50.0%
10
Show more
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%.