Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
759,290,688 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 759,290,417 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
759,290,417 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 759,290,688 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 9,111,488,256 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,111,485,001 KWD per year, or 759,290,417 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 4856434008
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 4234152216
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 8200337343
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7562536260
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7106963469
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5922468738
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 5922471598
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5656717556
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5558011105
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5466900690
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5375692923
41.0%
11
China
KWD 5011327261
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 4910447444
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 4829094675
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 4749708749
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1048527651
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8064405375
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6605829158
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6116089969
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 6081920452
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 5922468846
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5922467364
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5890578903
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 5580788975
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 5557796626
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5533961883
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 5466900440
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5197789334
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6628607759
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6378041935
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6216995859
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6197634350
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6027249787
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5922468045
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5603565367
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5547530003
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5521453238
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5466893304
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5011321592
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5011319636
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 9020370634
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 9111485001
3.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9111483838
4.9%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8655913843
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8655913843
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8382569196
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6833616277
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5306621934
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4555751642
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%.