Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,284,053 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,283,782 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
14,283,782 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 14,284,053 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 171,408,636 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 171,405,381 KWD per year, or 14,283,782 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 91371571
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 79661457
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 154265685
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 142270175
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 133701366
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 115873377
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 111416119
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 111416985
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 111419845
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 106418350
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 104562537
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 102852918
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 101135348
41.0%
11
China
KWD 94283470
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 92385085
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 90852476
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 89362529
47.9%
15
India
KWD 19791003
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 151710765
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 124271433
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 115061524
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 114417306
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 111417093
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 111415611
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 110817429
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 104990208
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 104562395
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 104115125
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 102852668
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 97786814
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 124699836
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 119986201
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 116956032
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 116592192
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 113387119
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 111416292
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 105416401
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 104362526
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 103872269
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 102845532
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 94277801
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 94275845
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 171404218
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 171405381
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 169691810
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 162838204
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 162838204
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 157695945
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 128556562
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 128556535
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 99830162
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 85711832
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%.