Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,503,770,590 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 1,503,767,335 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
1,503,767,335 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 1,503,770,590 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 1,503,770,590 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,503,767,335 KWD per year, or 125,313,945 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 801520492
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 698815386
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1353391443
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1248130597
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1172943690
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1016550049
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 977451401
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 977452256
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 977455116
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 933593030
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 917303329
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 902270090
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 887215578
41.0%
11
China
KWD 827082545
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 810432715
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 797004312
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 783905336
47.9%
15
India
KWD 173106144
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1330959016
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1090233850
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1009409486
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1003768910
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 977452364
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 977450881
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 972189432
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 921061905
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 917271244
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 913338481
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 902269840
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 857852676
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1093993157
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1052639568
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1026059902
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1022864793
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 994744551
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 977451562
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 924819002
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 915571102
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 911267625
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 902262705
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 827076876
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 827074920
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1503766172
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1503767335
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1488730144
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1428582061
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1428582060
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1383468943
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1127828027
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 875811088
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 751892809
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%.