Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,484,639 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 2,484,576 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
2,484,576 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 2,484,639 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 129,201,228 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 129,197,973 KWD per year, or 10,766,498 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 68875022
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 60047505
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 116279018
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 107238027
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 100779587
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 87341170
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 83981303
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 83982170
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 83985030
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 80214586
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 78816018
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 77528473
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 76233400
41.0%
11
China
KWD 71069396
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 69638317
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 68482550
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 67360361
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14934188
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 114353790
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 93671063
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 86729802
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 86243861
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 83982278
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 83980796
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 83530339
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 79138171
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 78816888
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 78480034
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 77528223
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 73708965
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 93993947
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 90441015
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 88156862
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 87882713
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 85466918
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 83981476
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 79458845
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 78664546
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 78295087
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 77521088
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 71063727
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 71061771
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 129196810
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 129197973
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 127906476
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 122741167
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 122741167
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 118865130
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 96901006
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 96900979
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 75248146
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 64608128
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%.