Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,303,720 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,303,449 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
8,303,449 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 8,303,720 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 99,644,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 99,641,385 KWD per year, or 8,303,449 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 53121361
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 46312441
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 89678088
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 82706059
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 77725449
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 67360917
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 64769521
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 64770388
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 64773248
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 61864871
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 60786499
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 59794520
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 58795308
41.0%
11
China
KWD 54813272
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 53709433
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 52817558
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 51952899
47.9%
15
India
KWD 11533106
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 88193816
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 72242536
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 66889942
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 66514838
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 64770496
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 64769014
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 64422005
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 61034761
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 60788078
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 60528544
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 59794270
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 56847966
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 72491529
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 69751403
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 67989664
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 67778322
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 65915235
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 64769694
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 61281543
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 60669017
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 60384149
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 59787135
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 54807603
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 54805648
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 99640222
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 99641385
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 98645454
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 94662408
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 94662408
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 91673069
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 74733565
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 74733538
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 58034094
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 49829834
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%.