Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,204,640 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,204,369 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
8,204,369 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 8,204,640 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 98,455,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 98,452,425 KWD per year, or 8,204,369 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 52487645
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 45759926
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 88608024
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 81719222
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 76798060
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 66557180
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 63996697
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 63997564
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 64000424
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 61126725
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 60061234
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 59081144
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 58093834
41.0%
11
China
KWD 54159344
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 53068669
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 52187409
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 51333110
47.9%
15
India
KWD 11396292
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 87141490
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 71380540
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 66091853
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 65721207
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 63997672
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 63996190
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 63653343
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 60306523
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 60062841
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 59806418
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 59080894
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 56169706
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 71626560
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 68919131
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 67178406
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 66969592
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 65128738
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 63996870
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 60550333
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 59945119
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 59663654
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 59073759
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 54153675
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 54151720
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 98451262
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 98452425
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 97468383
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 93532896
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 93532896
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 90579226
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 73841845
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 73841818
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 57341631
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 49235354
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%.