Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
72,842,112 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 72,841,841 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
72,841,841 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 72,842,112 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 874,105,344 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 874,102,089 KWD per year, or 72,841,841 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 465908916
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 406207428
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 786692722
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 725508443
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 681804798
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 590896347
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 568168986
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 568169846
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 568172706
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 542675872
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 533207529
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 524470942
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 515719379
41.0%
11
China
KWD 480766659
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 471088263
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 463281731
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 455669104
47.9%
15
India
KWD 100650445
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 773654270
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 633726547
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 586746690
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 583467358
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 568169954
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 568168471
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 565110850
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 535391942
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 533190540
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 530904997
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 524470693
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 498650692
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 635911691
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 611873896
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 596423563
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 594566493
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 578220991
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 568169152
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 537574876
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 532199417
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 529698042
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 524463557
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 480760990
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 480759035
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 874100926
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 874102089
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 865361551
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 830400077
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 830400077
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 804176916
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 655579093
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 509087752
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 437060186
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%.