Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,247,843 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
* 1,247,841 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
1,247,841 KWD
Net pay
1.90 KWD
Tax the employer pays
1.56 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3.47 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1.90 KWD to pay you 1,247,843 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 2,595,513,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,595,510,185 KWD per year, or 216,292,515 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1383419431
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1206152655
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2335960008
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2154277163
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2024503113
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1754568208
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1687085108
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1687087968
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1611383355
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1583266467
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1557315800
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1531332942
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1427541112
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1398803888
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1375628022
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1353016561
47.9%
15
India
KWD 298733200
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2297239869
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1881747416
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1742241874
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1732507262
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1687085216
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1687083734
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1678001184
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1589754401
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1583208208
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1576419419
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1557315550
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1480653761
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1888236081
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1816859563
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1770983342
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1765468280
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1716932446
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1687084414
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1596240855
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1580278736
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1572850691
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1557308415
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1427535443
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1427533488
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2595509022
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2595510185
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2569555566
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2465737768
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2465737768
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2387872365
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1946635165
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1511653041
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1297764234
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%.