Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
83,946,240 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 83,945,969 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
83,945,969 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 83,946,240 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 1,007,354,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,007,351,625 KWD per year, or 83,945,969 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 536930919
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 468129020
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 906617304
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 836105558
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 785739436
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 680973032
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 654781185
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 654782044
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 654784904
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 625401622
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 614489746
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 604420664
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 594335273
41.0%
11
China
KWD 554053904
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 542900215
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 533903985
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 525130339
47.9%
15
India
KWD 115983495
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 891590903
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 730332460
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 676190441
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 672411423
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 654782152
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 654780670
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 651256675
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 617007283
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 614469562
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 611835436
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 604420414
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 574664888
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1007350462
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1007351625
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 997278591
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 956987136
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 956987136
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 926766490
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 755516245
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 586693614
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 503684954
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%.