Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
89,744,640 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 89,744,369 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
89,744,369 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 89,744,640 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 1,076,935,680 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,076,932,425 KWD per year, or 89,744,369 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 574017485
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 500463496
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 969240024
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 893857622
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 840012460
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 728009653
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 700008706
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 700009564
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 700012424
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 668599701
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 656934034
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 646169144
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 635387249
41.0%
11
China
KWD 592323344
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 580399281
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 570781809
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 561401897
47.9%
15
India
KWD 123990170
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 953175547
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 780778540
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 722896553
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 718856607
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 700009672
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 700008190
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 696240663
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 659625523
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 656912182
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 654096030
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 646168894
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 614358299
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 783470760
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 753855131
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 734819772
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 732531688
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 712393258
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 700008870
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 662315533
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 655692667
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 652610792
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 646161759
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 592317675
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 592315720
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1076931262
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1076932425
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1066163583
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1023088896
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1023088896
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 990780826
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 807701845
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 627218168
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 538475354
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%.