Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
331,968,173 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 331,967,902 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
331,967,902 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 331,968,173 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 3,983,618,076 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,983,614,821 KWD per year, or 331,967,902 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.2% 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 2123279202
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1851210432
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3585254181
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3306404011
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3107224729
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2589353121
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2589355981
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2473164948
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2430010295
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2390178582
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2350300796
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2190998662
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2146892829
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2111323479
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2076617297
47.9%
15
India
KWD 458462662
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3525824909
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2888123277
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2674007111
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2659067107
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2589353229
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2589351747
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2575410832
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2439968490
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2429918756
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2419498650
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2390178332
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2272518872
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2898082203
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2788532809
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2718121838
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2709657053
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2635163663
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2589352428
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2449925206
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2425426244
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2414025444
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2390171196
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2190992993
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2190991037
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3983613658
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 3943779155
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3784437172
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3784437172
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 3664928630
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3983614821
8.2%
6
Egypt
KWD 2987713642
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2320099062
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1991816552
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%.