Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
46,350,577 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 46,350,306 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
46,350,306 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 46,350,577 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 556,206,924 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 556,203,669 KWD per year, or 46,350,306 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 296469058
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 258478760
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 500584144
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 461652754
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 433844030
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 375997017
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 361535010
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 361535873
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 361538733
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 345313945
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 339289493
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 333731890
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 328162490
41.0%
11
China
KWD 305922528
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 299763792
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 294795569
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 289952828
47.9%
15
India
KWD 64069814
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 492288419
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 403250192
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 373357375
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 371270163
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 361535981
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 361534498
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 359589522
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 340679160
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 339280125
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 337826213
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 333731641
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 317300769
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 404640590
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 389345002
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 379513524
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 378331988
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 367931186
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 361535179
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 342067348
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 338646964
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 337055414
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 333724505
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 305916859
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 305914904
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 556202506
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 556203669
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 550642115
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 528396578
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 528396578
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 511710370
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 417155278
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 323940533
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 278110976
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%.