Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
751,489,956 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 751,489,685 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
751,489,685 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 751,489,956 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 9,017,879,472 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,017,876,217 KWD per year, or 751,489,685 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.6% 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 4806540526
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 4190651840
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 8116089437
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7484840969
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7033948618
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5861623029
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 5861625889
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5598602105
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5500909747
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5410735419
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5320464677
41.0%
11
China
KWD 4959842430
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 4859999016
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 4779482019
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 4700911718
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1037756071
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7981554019
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6537962789
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6053255073
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 6019436589
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 5861623137
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5861621655
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5830060824
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 5523453595
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 5500697512
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5477107652
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 5410735170
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5144388799
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6560507369
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6312515786
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6153124245
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6133961655
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5965327577
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5861622335
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5545995965
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5490536294
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5464727438
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5410728034
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4959836761
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4959834805
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 8927697938
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 9017876217
3.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9017875054
4.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8566985498
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8566985498
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8296449114
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6763409689
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5252103242
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4508947250
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%.