Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
648,155,517 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 648,155,246 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
648,155,246 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 648,155,517 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 7,777,866,204 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,777,862,949 KWD per year, or 648,155,246 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.2% 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 4145613454
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 3614412714
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7000077496
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6455629957
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6066738269
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5055614405
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 5055617265
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4828760565
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4744501653
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4666727458
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4588869249
41.0%
11
China
KWD 4277835132
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 4191720712
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 4122274987
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 4054509069
47.9%
15
India
KWD 895067510
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6884041836
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5638953170
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5220896167
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 5191727732
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 5055614513
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5055613030
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5028392246
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 4763945469
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 4744319148
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4723973193
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 4666727209
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4437004631
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5658397717
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5444506498
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5307032192
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5290504630
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5145058800
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5055613711
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4783387805
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4735554216
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4713294278
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4666720073
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4277829463
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4277827508
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 7700084802
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 7777862949
4.2%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7388972894
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 7388972894
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7777861786
5.7%
5
Oman
KWD 7155636908
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5833399738
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4529907115
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3888940616
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%.