Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,263,160 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 9,262,889 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
9,262,889 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 9,263,160 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 111,157,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 111,154,665 KWD per year, or 9,262,889 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 59257939
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 51662708
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 100040040
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 92262081
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 86705807
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 75143894
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 72253153
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 72254020
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 72256880
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 69012699
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 67809600
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 66702488
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 65588028
41.0%
11
China
KWD 61145576
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 59914266
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 58919597
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 57954621
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12857941
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 98384001
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 80589664
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 74618231
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 74199953
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 72254128
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 72252646
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 71865341
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 68086645
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 67810903
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 67521250
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 66702238
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 63415889
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 80867440
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 77810699
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 75845462
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 75609655
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 73531270
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 72253326
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 68362210
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 67678878
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 67361059
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 66695103
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 61139907
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 61137952
45.0%
12
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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%.