Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
131,590,654 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 131,590,383 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
131,590,383 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 131,590,654 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 1,579,087,848 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,579,084,593 KWD per year, or 131,590,383 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 841664591
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 733815617
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1421176976
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1310643921
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1231691151
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1067464515
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1026407620
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1026408473
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1026411333
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 980352492
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 963246856
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 947460445
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 931652007
41.0%
11
China
KWD 868507037
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 851023320
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 836922458
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 823167235
47.9%
15
India
KWD 181772915
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1397620890
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1144838862
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1059966195
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1054043180
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1026408581
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1026407099
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1020882039
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 967193725
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 963212965
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 959083171
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 947460195
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 900818536
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1148786463
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1105361649
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1077450750
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1074095592
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1044566917
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1026407779
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 971139116
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 961428014
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 956908980
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 947453060
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 868501368
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 868499412
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1579083430
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1579084593
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1563294230
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1500133456
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1500133456
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1452760820
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1184315971
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 919676612
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 789551438
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%.