Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,549,980 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 11,549,844 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
11,549,844 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 11,549,980 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 277,199,520 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 277,196,265 KWD per year, or 23,099,689 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 147758112
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 128822903
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 249477480
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 230076609
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 216218255
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 187388014
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 180180194
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 180181060
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 180183920
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 172096855
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 169094976
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 166327448
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 163550912
41.0%
11
China
KWD 152468456
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 149398792
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 146921645
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 144509929
47.9%
15
India
KWD 31964380
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 245344267
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 200969824
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 186073655
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 185032721
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 180181168
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 180179686
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 179211235
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 169787125
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 169092298
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 168368276
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 166327198
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 158136811
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 201662704
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 194039819
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 189139797
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 188551152
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 183367788
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 180180366
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 170477794
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 168773306
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 167980276
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 166320063
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 152462787
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 152460832
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 277195102
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 277196265
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 274424785
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 263339544
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 263339544
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 255023558
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 207899725
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 207899698
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 161443831
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 138607274
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%.