Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
80,479,046 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 80,478,775 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
80,478,775 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 80,479,046 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 965,748,552 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 965,745,297 KWD per year, or 80,478,775 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 514754746
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 448794393
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 869171609
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 801572306
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 753286500
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 652847155
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 627737072
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 627737931
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 627740791
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 599571028
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 589109886
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 579456867
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 569787955
41.0%
11
China
KWD 531170424
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 520477386
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 511852632
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 503441506
47.9%
15
India
KWD 111195847
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 854765932
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 700167872
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 648262193
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 644639200
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 627738039
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 627736557
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 624358184
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 591523407
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 589090700
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 586565416
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 579456618
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 550929934
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 702582125
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 676024142
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 658954015
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 656902203
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 638842973
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 627737237
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 593935449
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 587996384
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 585232726
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 579449482
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 531164755
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 531162799
45.0%
12
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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%.