Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
98,935,200 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 98,934,929 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
98,934,929 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 98,935,200 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 1,187,222,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,187,219,145 KWD per year, or 98,934,929 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 632800307
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 551714176
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1068498072
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 985395599
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 926036102
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 802563475
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 771695075
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 771695932
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 771698792
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 737069370
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 724208933
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 712341176
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 700455311
41.0%
11
China
KWD 652981040
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 639835921
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 629233771
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 618892917
47.9%
15
India
KWD 136680884
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1050788227
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 860736412
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 796926513
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 792472993
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 771696040
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 771694558
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 767541027
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 727176139
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 724184437
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 721079773
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 712340926
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 677273013
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 863704349
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 831055835
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 810071159
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 807548715
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 785347923
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 771695238
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 730141866
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 722840736
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 719443221
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 712333791
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 652975371
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 652973416
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1187217982
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1187219145
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1175347436
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1127861280
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1127861280
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1092244608
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 890416885
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 691450257
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 593618714
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%.