Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
795,317,280 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 795,317,009 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
795,317,009 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 795,317,280 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 9,543,807,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,543,804,105 KWD per year, or 795,317,009 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.4% 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 5086860091
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 4435052633
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 8589424536
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7921361116
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7444172370
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 6203476156
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 6203479016
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5925115655
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5821725759
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5726292152
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5630756872
41.0%
11
China
KWD 5249102768
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 5143436465
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 5058223800
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 4975071026
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1098274692
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8447042800
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6919260508
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6406284168
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 6370493454
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 6203476264
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6203474782
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6170073204
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 5845584427
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 5821500914
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5796535214
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 5726291902
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5444412252
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6943119908
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6680665307
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6511977991
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6491697804
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6313228875
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 6203475462
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5869441616
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5810747489
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5783433427
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5726284767
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5249097099
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5249095144
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 9448366547
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 9543804105
3.4%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9543802942
4.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9066616992
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 9066616992
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8780302771
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 7157855605
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5558408903
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4771911194
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%.