Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
70,058,832 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 70,058,561 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
70,058,561 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 70,058,832 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 840,705,984 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 840,702,729 KWD per year, or 70,058,561 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 448107057
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 390686611
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 756633298
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 697786974
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 655753297
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 568318380
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 546459401
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 546460262
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 546463122
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 521940437
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 512833919
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 504431326
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 496014091
41.0%
11
China
KWD 462397011
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 453088401
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 445580071
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 438258456
47.9%
15
India
KWD 96807175
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 744093131
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 609512011
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 564327369
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 561173285
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 546460370
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 546458887
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 543518164
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 514934834
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 512817731
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 510619562
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 504431077
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 479597526
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 611613656
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 588494344
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 573634345
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 571848248
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 556127314
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 546459568
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 517034270
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 511864216
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 509458431
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 504423941
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 462391342
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 462389387
45.0%
12
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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%.