Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
86,310,251 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 86,309,980 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
86,309,980 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 86,310,251 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 1,035,723,012 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,035,719,757 KWD per year, or 86,309,980 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 552051133
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 481311804
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 932148623
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 859651107
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 807866579
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 700149889
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 673220471
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 673221330
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 673224190
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 643013504
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 631794306
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 621441543
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 611072187
41.0%
11
China
KWD 569656377
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 558188606
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 548939095
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 539918274
47.9%
15
India
KWD 119247821
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 916698997
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 750899356
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 695232549
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 691347152
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 673221438
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 673219956
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 669596673
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 634382763
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 631773443
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 629065104
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 621441294
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 590847915
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 753488544
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 725006264
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 706699339
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 704498831
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 685131078
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 673220636
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 636969742
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 630600334
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 627636410
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 621434158
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 569650708
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 569648752
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1035718594
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1035719757
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1025363042
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 983936861
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 983936861
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 952865171
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 776792344
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 603215498
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 517869020
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%.