Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
76,680,327 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 76,680,056 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
76,680,056 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 76,680,327 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 920,163,924 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 920,160,669 KWD per year, or 76,680,056 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 490458139
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 427611034
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 828145444
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 763737064
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 717730490
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 622031947
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 598107063
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 598107923
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 598110783
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 571270573
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 561303263
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 552106090
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 542893481
41.0%
11
China
KWD 506098878
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 495910537
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 487692779
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 479678837
47.9%
15
India
KWD 105950415
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 814419844
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 667119017
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 617663511
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 614211460
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 598108031
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 598106548
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 594887722
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 563602822
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 561285169
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 558879137
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 552105841
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 524925499
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 669419308
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 644114902
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 627850484
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 625895539
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 608688742
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 598107229
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 565900903
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 560242183
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 557608989
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 552098705
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 506093209
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 506091254
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 920159506
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 920160669
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 910959545
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 874155728
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 874155728
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 846550810
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 690123028
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 535912730
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 460089476
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%.