Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
845,924,320 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 845,924,049 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
845,924,049 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 845,924,320 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 10,151,091,840 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 10,151,088,585 KWD per year, or 845,924,049 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5410542718
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 4717260160
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 9135980568
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 8425407235
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7917854265
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 6598211068
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 6598213928
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6302138088
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6192169291
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6090662840
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5989048642
41.0%
11
China
KWD 5583109232
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 5470719288
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 5380084574
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 5291640459
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1168155032
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8984538755
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7359541756
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6813923875
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 6775855844
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 6598211176
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6598209694
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6562682620
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 6217546171
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 6191929888
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6165375516
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 6090662590
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5790846793
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 7384919367
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 7105764443
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6926343374
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6904772708
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6714947558
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 6598210374
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 6242921571
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 6180492645
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 6151440535
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 6090655455
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5583103563
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5583101608
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 10049578182
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 10151088585
3.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 10151087422
4.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9643537248
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 9643537248
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 9339004493
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 7613318965
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5912097457
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5075553434
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%.