Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,111,952 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,111,681 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
8,111,681 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 8,111,952 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 97,343,424 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 97,340,169 KWD per year, or 8,111,681 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 51894813
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 45243056
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 87606994
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 80796049
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 75930500
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 65805295
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 63273730
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 63274598
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 63277458
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 60436200
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 59382758
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 58413790
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 57437614
41.0%
11
China
KWD 53547603
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 52469243
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 51597914
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 50753305
47.9%
15
India
KWD 11268305
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 86157053
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 70574155
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 65345251
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 64978777
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 63274706
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 63273223
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 62934269
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 59625266
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 59384391
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 59130878
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 58413541
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 55535203
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 70817394
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 68140552
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 66419486
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 66213035
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 64392981
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 63273904
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 59866295
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 59267922
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 58989640
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 58406405
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 53541934
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 53539979
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 97339006
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 97340169
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 96367250
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 92476253
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 92476253
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 89555950
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 73007653
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 73007626
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 56693842
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 48679226
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%.