Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,838,230,080 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 12,838,226,825 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
12,838,226,825 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 12,838,230,080 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 12,838,230,080 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 12,838,226,825 KWD per year, or 1,069,852,235 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.5% 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 6842787400
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 5965984049
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 11554404984
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 10655731974
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 10013822092
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8344850924
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 8344853784
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 7970403011
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 7831323618
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 7702945784
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 7574433332
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7061035264
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 6918894266
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 6804267841
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6692410371
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1477364536
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 11362873756
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9307716980
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 8617665419
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 8569520619
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 8344851032
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8344849550
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8299917492
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 7863418343
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 7797435797
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 7702945534
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7323765109
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 9339812436
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 8986761211
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 8759844974
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 8732564139
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 8492489504
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 8344850230
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 7895511589
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 7816556762
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 7779814063
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 7702938399
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 7061029595
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 7061027640
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%.