Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,579,657,512 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 1,579,654,257 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
1,579,654,257 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 1,579,657,512 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 1,579,657,512 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,579,654,257 KWD per year, or 131,637,855 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 841968222
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 734080342
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1421689673
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1311116742
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1232135489
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1067849608
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1026777901
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1026778755
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1026781615
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 980706159
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 963594351
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 947802243
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 931988103
41.0%
11
China
KWD 868820352
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 851330329
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 837224380
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 823464193
47.9%
15
India
KWD 181838466
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1398125089
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1145251868
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1060348582
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1054423430
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1026778863
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1026777381
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1021250327
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 967542645
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 963560447
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 959429162
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 947801994
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 901143509
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1149200893
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1105760414
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1077839446
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1074483078
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1044943750
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1026778061
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 971489459
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 961774854
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 957254189
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 947794858
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 868814683
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 868812727
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1579653094
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1579654257
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1563858197
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1500674636
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1500674636
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1453284911
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1184743219
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 920008390
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 789836270
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%.