Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,312,992 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,312,721 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
7,312,721 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 7,312,992 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 87,755,904 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 87,752,649 KWD per year, or 7,312,721 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 46784665
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 40787697
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 78978226
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 72838408
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 68452235
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 59324131
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 57041842
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 57042710
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 57045570
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 54483948
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 53534370
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 52661278
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 51781073
41.0%
11
China
KWD 48274467
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 47302257
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 46516528
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 45755457
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10165067
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 77671322
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 63623203
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 58909628
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 58579107
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 57042818
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 57041335
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 56735937
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 53752910
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 53536234
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 53307802
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 52661029
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 50065858
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 63842473
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 61429288
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 59877682
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 59691604
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 58050836
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 57042016
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 53969971
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 53430560
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 53179718
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 52653893
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 48268798
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 48266843
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 87752649
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 87751486
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 86875605
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 83368109
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 83368109
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 80735432
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 65817013
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 65816986
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 51109975
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 43885466
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%.