Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,170,674 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,170,403 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
8,170,403 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 8,170,674 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 98,048,088 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 98,044,833 KWD per year, or 8,170,403 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 52270399
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 45570516
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 88241192
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 81380921
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 76480138
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 66281648
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 63731762
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 63732629
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 63735489
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 60873679
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 59812603
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 58836589
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 57853359
41.0%
11
China
KWD 53935169
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 52849006
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 51971386
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 51120637
47.9%
15
India
KWD 11349391
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 86780738
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 71085036
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 65818257
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 65449140
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 63732737
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 63731255
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 63389834
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 60056872
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 59814220
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 59558862
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 58836339
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 55937189
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 71330037
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 68633817
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 66900296
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 66692348
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 64859116
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 63731935
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 60299664
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 59696956
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 59416658
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 58829204
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 53929500
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 53927544
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 98043670
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 98044833
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 97064867
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 93145684
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 93145684
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 90204241
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 73536151
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 73536124
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 57104246
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 49031558
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%.