Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
59,470,278 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 59,470,007 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
59,470,007 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 59,470,278 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 713,643,336 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 713,640,081 KWD per year, or 59,470,007 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 380382666
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 331640091
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 642276915
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 592324976
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 556644432
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 482424031
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 463868679
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 463869540
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 463872400
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 443055713
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 435325704
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 428193738
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 421048399
41.0%
11
China
KWD 392512555
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 384610738
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 378236867
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 372022364
47.9%
15
India
KWD 82186052
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 631632396
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 517391591
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 479036567
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 476358968
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 463869648
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 463868166
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 461372162
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 437108962
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 435312562
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 433446792
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 428193488
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 407112732
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 519175580
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 499550491
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 486936324
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 485420235
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 472075373
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 463868847
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 438890741
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 434502123
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 432459991
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 428186352
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 392506886
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 392504930
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 713638918
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 713640081
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 706504163
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 677961169
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 677961169
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 656551869
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 535232587
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 415633074
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 356829182
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%.