Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
75,188,221 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 75,187,950 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
75,187,950 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 75,188,221 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 902,258,652 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 902,255,397 KWD per year, or 75,187,950 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 480914629
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 419290382
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 812030699
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 748875689
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 703764378
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 609927983
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 586468636
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 586469496
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 586472356
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 560154384
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 550381047
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 541362927
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 532329549
41.0%
11
China
KWD 496250979
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 486260879
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 478202985
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 470345054
47.9%
15
India
KWD 103890052
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 798572228
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 654137695
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 605644598
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 602259691
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 586469604
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 586468122
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 583311964
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 552635843
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 550363383
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 548004191
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 541362678
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 514711168
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 656393222
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 631581212
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 615633269
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 613716373
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 596844404
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 586468802
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 554889161
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 549340558
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 546758609
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 541355542
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 496245310
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 496243354
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 902254234
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 902255397
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 893233326
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 857145719
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 857145719
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 830077960
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 676694074
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 525484520
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 451136840
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%.