Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
305,473,224 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 305,472,953 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
305,472,953 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 305,473,224 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 3,665,678,688 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,665,675,433 KWD per year, or 305,472,953 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.9% 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 1953817508
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1703462727
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3299108732
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3042514319
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2859232006
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2382692519
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2382695379
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2275777586
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2236067269
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2199414949
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2162719736
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2016131999
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1975546279
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1942815604
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1910879665
47.9%
15
India
KWD 421877317
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3244422797
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2657617221
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2460590297
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2446842565
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2382692627
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2382691145
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2369863017
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2245230615
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2235983352
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2226394984
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2199414699
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2091145579
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2666781299
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2565975237
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2501183845
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2493394682
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2424846758
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2382691825
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2254392483
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2231848847
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2221357990
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2199407564
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2016126330
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2016124374
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3665674270
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 3629019161
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3482394754
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3482394754
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 3372424393
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3665675433
8.9%
6
Egypt
KWD 2749259101
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2134927983
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1832846858
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%.