Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,349,692 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,349,421 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
8,349,421 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 8,349,692 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 100,196,304 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 100,193,049 KWD per year, or 8,349,421 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 53415398
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 46568801
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 90174586
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 83163940
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 78155747
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 67733842
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 65128102
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 65128970
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 65131830
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 62207363
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 61123014
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 60125518
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 59120785
41.0%
11
China
KWD 55116687
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 54006741
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 53109940
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 52240474
47.9%
15
India
KWD 11596586
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 88682083
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 72642493
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 67260246
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 66883074
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 65129078
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 65127595
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 64778656
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 61372655
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 61124580
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 60863603
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 60125269
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 57162671
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 72892864
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 70137568
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 68366078
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 68153564
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 66280161
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 65128276
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 61620817
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 61004898
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 60718451
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 60118133
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 55111018
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 55109063
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 100191886
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 100193049
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 99191601
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 95186489
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 95186489
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 92180600
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 75147313
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 75147286
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 58355388
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 50105666
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%.