Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,672,042 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 9,671,771 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
9,671,771 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 9,672,042 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 116,064,504 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 116,061,249 KWD per year, or 9,671,771 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 61873148
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 53942817
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 104455966
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 96334546
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 90532943
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 78460745
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 75442432
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 75443300
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 75446160
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 72058870
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 70802616
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 69646438
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 68482864
41.0%
11
China
KWD 63844197
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 62558564
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 61520086
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 60512359
47.9%
15
India
KWD 13422543
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 102726726
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 84146938
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 77911776
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 77475098
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 75443408
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 75441925
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 75037447
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 71091927
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 70803801
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 70501313
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 69646189
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 66214924
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 84436980
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 81245308
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 79193347
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 78947114
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 76776975
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 75442606
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 71379760
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 70666251
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 70334390
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 69639053
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 63838528
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 63836573
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 116060086
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 116061249
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 114901119
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 110261279
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 110261279
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 106779344
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 87048463
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 87048436
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 67597187
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 58039766
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%.