Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
840,706,415 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 840,706,144 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
840,706,144 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 840,706,415 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 10,088,476,980 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 10,088,473,725 KWD per year, or 840,706,144 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.2% 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 5377168998
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 4688162784
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 9079627194
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 8373436901
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7869014674
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 6557511409
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 6557514269
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6263264697
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6153974227
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6053093924
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5952106501
41.0%
11
China
KWD 5548671059
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 5436974365
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 5346898698
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 5259000154
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1160949928
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8929119532
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7314145983
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6771893650
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 6734060425
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 6557511517
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6557510035
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6522202113
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 6179194569
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 6153736324
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6127345754
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 6053093674
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5755127207
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 7339367056
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 7061934041
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6883619690
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6862182080
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6673527828
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 6557510715
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 6204413432
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6142369587
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6113496681
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6053086539
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5548665390
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5548663435
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 9987589470
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 10088473725
3.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 10088472562
4.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9584053131
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 9584053131
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 9281398822
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 7566357820
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5875629937
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5044246004
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%.