Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,150,734 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,150,463 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
5,150,463 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 5,150,734 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 61,808,808 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 61,805,553 KWD per year, or 5,150,463 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 32954862
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 28729978
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 55625840
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 51302318
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 48213500
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 41783895
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 40179957
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 40176229
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 40177097
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 38375127
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 37706642
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 37093021
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 36472546
41.0%
11
China
KWD 34003565
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 33318631
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 32764567
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 32229576
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7179330
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 54706040
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 44811558
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 41492640
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 41259420
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 40177205
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 40175723
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 39961140
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 37860313
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 37709128
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 37548573
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 37092771
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 35263948
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 44965961
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 43266321
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 42173329
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 42042389
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 40886832
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 40176403
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 38012506
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 37632671
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 37456089
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 37085636
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 33997896
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 33995940
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 61804390
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 61805553
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 61187980
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 58718368
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 58718368
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 56864103
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 46356691
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 46356664
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 35998127
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 30911918
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%.