Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
10,150,428 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 10,150,292 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
10,150,292 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 10,150,428 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 243,610,272 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 243,607,017 KWD per year, or 20,300,585 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 129855043
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 113213846
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 219247157
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 202197533
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 190018642
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 164681683
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 158347183
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 158348049
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 158350909
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 151243531
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 148605535
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 146173899
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 143733592
41.0%
11
China
KWD 133994370
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 131296594
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 129119343
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 127000294
47.9%
15
India
KWD 28099258
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 215615061
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 176617619
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 163526873
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 162611898
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 158348157
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 158346675
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 157495786
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 149213710
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 148603662
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 147967511
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 146173650
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 138975320
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 177226526
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 170527346
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 166221013
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 165703745
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 161148501
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 158347355
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 149820407
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 148322492
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 147625594
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 146166514
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 133988701
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 133986745
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 243605854
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 243607017
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 241171430
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 231429758
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 231429758
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 224121450
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 182707789
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 182707762
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 141881117
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 121812650
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%.