Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
76,680,283 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 76,680,012 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
76,680,012 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 76,680,283 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 920,163,396 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 920,160,141 KWD per year, or 76,680,012 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 490457858
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 427610789
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 828144969
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 763736626
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 717730078
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 622031590
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 598106720
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 598107579
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 598110439
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 571270245
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 561302941
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 552105774
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 542893169
41.0%
11
China
KWD 506098588
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 495910253
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 487692499
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 479678562
47.9%
15
India
KWD 105950354
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 814419377
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 667118634
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 617663157
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 614211108
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 598107687
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 598106205
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 594887381
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 563602499
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 561284847
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 558878816
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 552105524
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 524925198
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 669418924
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 644114533
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 627850124
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 625895180
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 608688392
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 598106886
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 565900578
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 560241862
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 557608669
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 552098388
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 506092919
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 506090963
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 920158978
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 920160141
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 910959022
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 874155226
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 874155226
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 846550324
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 690122632
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 535912422
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 460089212
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%.