Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
752,679,288 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 752,679,017 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
752,679,017 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 752,679,288 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 9,032,151,456 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,032,148,201 KWD per year, or 752,679,017 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4814147494
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 4197284088
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 8128934223
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7496686716
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7045080765
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5870899818
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 5870902678
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5607462628
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5509615657
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5419298610
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5328885005
41.0%
11
China
KWD 4967692021
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 4867690593
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 4787046171
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 4708351516
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1039398351
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7994185881
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6548309978
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6062835142
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 6028963138
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 5870899926
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5870898444
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5839287662
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 5532195185
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 5509403080
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5485775884
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 5419298360
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5152530467
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6570890237
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6322506175
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6162862377
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6143669458
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5974768494
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5870899125
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5554773235
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5499225792
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5473376089
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5419291224
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4967686352
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4967684396
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 8941827202
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 9032148201
3.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9032147038
4.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8580543883
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8580543883
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8309579340
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6774113677
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5260415388
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4516083242
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%.