Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,437,288 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,437,017 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
7,437,017 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 7,437,288 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 89,247,456 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 89,244,201 KWD per year, or 7,437,017 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 47579662
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 41480828
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 80320623
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 74076396
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 69615645
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 60332420
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 58011351
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 58012218
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 58015078
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 55409953
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 54444217
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 53556210
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 52661074
41.0%
11
China
KWD 49094821
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 48106096
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 47307051
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 46532983
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10336700
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 78991466
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 64704578
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 59910832
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 59574718
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 58012326
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 58010844
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 57700226
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 54666485
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 54446045
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 54213711
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 53555960
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 50916736
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 64927577
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 62473375
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 60895405
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 60706158
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 59037498
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 58011525
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 54887275
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 54338692
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 54083580
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 53548824
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 49089152
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 49087196
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 89243038
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 89244201
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 88352242
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 84785083
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 84785083
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 82107660
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 66935677
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 66935650
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 51978670
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 44631242
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%.