Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,208,334 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 9,208,063 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
9,208,063 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 9,208,334 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 110,500,008 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 110,496,753 KWD per year, or 9,208,063 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.
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 99447920
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 91716014
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 86192636
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 74699145
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 71825510
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 71826377
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 71829237
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 68604245
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 67408274
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 66307741
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 65199867
41.0%
11
China
KWD 60783725
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 59559699
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 58570903
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 57611660
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12782235
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 97801696
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 80112678
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 74176608
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 73760796
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 71826485
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 71825003
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 71440001
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 67683673
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 67409592
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 67121661
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 66307491
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 63040574
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 80388809
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 77350161
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 75396552
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 75162144
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 73096061
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 71825683
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 67957594
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 67278308
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 66962372
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 66300356
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 60778056
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 60776100
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 110495590
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 110496753
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 109392268
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 104975008
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 104975008
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 101660007
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 82875091
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 82875064
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 64356368
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 55257518
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%.