Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,573,960 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 18,573,897 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
18,573,897 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 18,573,960 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 965,845,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 965,842,665 KWD per year, or 80,486,889 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 514806643
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 448839640
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 869259240
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 801653121
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 753362447
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 652912976
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 627800361
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 627801220
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 627804080
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 599631478
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 589169280
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 579515288
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 569845402
41.0%
11
China
KWD 531223976
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 520529860
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 511904237
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 503492263
47.9%
15
India
KWD 111207051
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 854852111
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 700238464
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 648327551
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 644704193
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 627801328
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 627799846
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 624421133
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 591583045
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 589150092
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 586624554
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 579515038
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 550985479
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 702652960
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 676092299
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 659020452
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 656968433
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 638907382
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 627800526
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 593995330
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 588055666
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 585291730
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 579507903
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 531218307
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 531216352
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 965841502
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 965842665
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 956184721
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 917553624
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 917553624
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 888578246
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 724384525
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 562518381
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 482930474
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%.