Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
80,832,245 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 80,832,109 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
80,832,109 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 80,832,245 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 1,939,973,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,939,970,625 KWD per year, or 161,664,219 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 1034016846
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 901520800
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1745974404
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1610179328
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1513182256
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1311423470
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1260984394
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1260987254
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1204402561
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1183387336
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1163992064
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1144571157
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1066994354
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1045515034
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1028192055
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1011292388
47.9%
15
India
KWD 223300139
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1717034260
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1406481235
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1302210944
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1294934606
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1260984502
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1260983020
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1254194859
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1188236420
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1183344793
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1178270912
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1163991814
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1106691386
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1411331051
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1357981871
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1323692312
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1319570271
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1283293028
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1260983700
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1193084026
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1181153475
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1175601585
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1163984679
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1066988685
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1066986730
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1939969462
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1939970625
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1920571401
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1842975186
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1842975186
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1784775970
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1454980495
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1129860246
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 969994454
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%.