Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
728,415,480 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 728,415,344 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
728,415,344 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 728,415,480 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 17,481,971,520 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 17,481,968,265 KWD per year, or 1,456,830,689 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.9% 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 9317901588
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 8123949271
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 15733772280
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 14510037369
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 13635940415
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 11363282860
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 11363285720
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 10853392371
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 10664005896
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 10489190648
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10314194344
41.0%
11
China
KWD 9615093056
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9421538178
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9265450805
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9113131862
47.9%
15
India
KWD 2011720740
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 15472961073
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 12674429524
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 11734776860
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 11669218031
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 11363282968
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11363281486
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11302096333
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 10707709975
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 10617858598
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 10489190398
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 9972857070
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 12718134334
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 12237380219
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 11928385852
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 11891237066
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 11564324466
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 11363282166
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 10751412574
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 10643898738
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 10593865650
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 10489183263
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 9615087387
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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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%.