Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,672,795 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,672,524 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
7,672,524 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 7,672,795 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 92,073,540 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 92,070,285 KWD per year, or 7,672,524 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 49085965
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 42794120
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 82864098
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 76422046
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 71819991
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 62242853
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 59848306
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 59849173
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 59852033
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 57164480
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 56168128
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 55251860
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 54328435
41.0%
11
China
KWD 50649167
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 49629153
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 48804875
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 48006184
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10661898
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 81492779
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 66753489
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 61807841
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 61461129
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 59849281
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 59847799
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 59527289
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 56397462
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 56169889
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 55930161
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 55251610
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 52528918
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 66983553
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 64451633
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 62823713
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 62628460
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 60906953
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 59848479
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 56625317
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 56059353
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 55796153
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 55244475
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 50643498
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 50641543
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 92069122
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 92070285
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 91150065
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 87469863
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 87469863
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 84707657
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 69055240
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 69055213
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 53624609
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 46044284
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%.