Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,700,800 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 14,700,737 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
14,700,737 KWD
Net pay
76.15 KWD
Tax the employer pays
62.60 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
139 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 76.15 KWD to pay you 14,700,800 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 764,441,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 764,438,345 KWD per year, or 63,703,195 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 407458141
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 355246247
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 687995352
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 634487535
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 596267078
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 516763657
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 496887551
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 496888412
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 496891272
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 474592967
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 466312645
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 458672696
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 451018867
41.0%
11
China
KWD 420451600
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 411987362
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 405159947
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 398502833
47.9%
15
India
KWD 88031418
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 676592974
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 554220332
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 513134901
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 510266809
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 496888520
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 496887038
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 494213240
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 468222899
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 466298285
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 464299626
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 458672446
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 436091364
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 764437182
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 764438345
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 756794444
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 726219520
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 726219520
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 703286272
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 573331285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 445218491
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 382228314
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%.