Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,229,685 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,229,414 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
7,229,414 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 7,229,685 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 86,756,220 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 86,752,965 KWD per year, or 7,229,414 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 46251833
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 40323140
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 78078510
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 72008670
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 67672481
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 58648345
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 56392047
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 56392915
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 56395775
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 53863311
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 52924563
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 52061468
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 51191269
41.0%
11
China
KWD 47724641
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 46763499
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 45986696
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 45234335
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10050033
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 76786520
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 62898432
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 58238590
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 57911818
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 56393023
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 56391541
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 56089642
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 53140603
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 52926451
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 52700634
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 52061218
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 49495574
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 63115203
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 60729509
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 59195572
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 59011619
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 57389545
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 56392221
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 53355165
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 52821902
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 52573921
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 52054083
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 47718972
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 47717017
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 86752965
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 86751802
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 85885918
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 82418409
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 82418409
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 79815722
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 65067250
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 65067223
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 50527749
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 43385624
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%.