Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
92,215,380 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 92,215,109 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
92,215,109 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 92,215,380 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 1,106,584,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,106,581,305 KWD per year, or 92,215,109 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 589820338
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 514241449
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 995924016
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 918466192
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 863138586
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 748052295
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 719280478
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 719281336
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 719284196
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 687006713
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 675019851
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 663958472
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 652879792
41.0%
11
China
KWD 608630228
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 596377903
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 586495716
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 576857469
47.9%
15
India
KWD 127401873
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 979417207
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 802273978
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 742798363
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 738647235
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 719281444
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 719279962
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 715408664
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 677785462
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 674997288
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 672103574
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 663958222
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 631271948
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 805040321
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 774609347
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 755049944
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 752698856
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 732005992
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 719280642
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 680549594
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 673744387
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 670577657
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 663951087
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 608624559
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 608622604
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1106580142
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1106581305
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1095515975
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1051255332
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1051255332
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1018057795
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 829938505
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 644485972
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 553299794
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%.