Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
155,500,800 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 155,500,529 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
155,500,529 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 155,500,800 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 1,866,009,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,866,006,345 KWD per year, or 155,500,529 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 994593885
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 867149303
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1679406552
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1548788975
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1455490118
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1261423617
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1212907612
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1212910472
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1158483073
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1138269125
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1119613496
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1100932971
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1026314000
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1005653587
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 988990987
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 972735780
47.9%
15
India
KWD 214789055
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1651569881
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1352857132
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1252562421
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1245563449
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1212907720
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1212906238
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1206376952
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1142933299
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1138228355
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1133347966
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1119613246
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1064497353
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1357522037
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1306206875
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1273224635
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1269259768
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1234365656
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1212906918
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1147595994
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1136120323
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1130780118
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1119606111
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1026308331
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1026306376
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1866005182
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1866006345
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1847346764
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1772709120
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1772709120
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1716728832
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1399507285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1086782710
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 933012314
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%.