Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,912,864 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,912,593 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
6,912,593 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 6,912,864 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 82,954,368 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 82,951,113 KWD per year, or 6,912,593 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 44225446
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 38556404
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 74656844
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 68853133
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 64707037
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 56078293
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 53924571
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 53920844
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 53921711
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 51502995
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 50605434
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 49780357
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 48948215
41.0%
11
China
KWD 45633623
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 44714573
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 43971714
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 43252479
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9612553
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 73421573
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 60142089
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 55686597
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 55374082
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 53921819
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 53920337
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 53631744
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 50811969
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 50607412
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 50391541
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 49780107
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 47326750
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 60349356
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 58068213
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 56601474
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 56425599
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 54874620
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 53921017
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 51017026
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 50507145
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 50270045
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 49772972
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 45627954
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 45625998
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 82951113
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 82949950
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 82122085
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 78806650
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 78806650
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 76318019
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 62215861
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 62215834
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 48313512
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 41484698
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%.