Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
84,824,133 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 84,823,862 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
84,823,862 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 84,824,133 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 1,017,889,596 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,017,886,341 KWD per year, or 84,823,862 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 542545922
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 473024545
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 916098549
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 844849372
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 793956514
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 688094500
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 661628751
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 661629609
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 661632469
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 631941925
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 620915923
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 610741494
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 600550650
41.0%
11
China
KWD 559847998
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 548577673
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 539487385
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 530621948
47.9%
15
India
KWD 117195726
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 900914980
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 737970129
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 683261869
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 679443346
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 661629717
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 661628235
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 658067369
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 623459796
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 620895486
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 618233801
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 610741244
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 580674575
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 740514734
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 712522873
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 694531153
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 692368541
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 673334274
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 661628916
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 626002191
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 619742458
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 616829573
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 610734108
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 559842329
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 559840373
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1017885178
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1017886341
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1007707960
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 966995116
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 966995116
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 936458428
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 763417282
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 592829138
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 508952312
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%.