Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
615,715,680 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 615,715,409 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
615,715,409 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 615,715,680 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 7,388,588,160 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,388,584,905 KWD per year, or 615,715,409 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.4% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3938128257
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 3433513650
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6649727256
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6132529180
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5763101394
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4802583676
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 4802586536
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4587083790
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4507042047
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4433160632
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4359199096
41.0%
11
China
KWD 4063732208
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 3981927738
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 3915957624
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 3851583532
47.9%
15
India
KWD 850273212
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6539499235
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5356726588
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4959593280
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 4931884638
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 4802583784
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4802582302
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4776723991
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 4525512667
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 4506868874
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4487541281
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 4433160382
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4214935131
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5375197940
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5172011867
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5041418051
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5025717705
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4887551374
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4802582982
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4543981808
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4498542279
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4477396455
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4433153247
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4063726539
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4063724584
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 7314699539
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 7388584905
4.4%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7019158752
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 7019158752
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7388583742
6.0%
5
Oman
KWD 6797501107
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5541441205
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4303187689
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3694301594
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%.