Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,202,413,616 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 2,202,410,361 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
2,202,410,361 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 2,202,413,616 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 2,202,413,616 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,202,410,361 KWD per year, or 183,534,197 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 1173897225
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1023477595
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1982170167
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1828004309
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1717885250
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1488832729
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1431570222
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1431573082
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1367333891
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1343475575
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1321455906
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1299407976
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1211336209
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1186951248
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1167285116
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1148098780
47.9%
15
India
KWD 253499129
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1949314684
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1596750044
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1478373617
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1470113130
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1431570330
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1431568848
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1423862148
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1348980758
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1343426740
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1337666310
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1321455656
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1256404070
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1602255959
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1541689687
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1502761505
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1498081780
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1456896913
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1431569529
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1354484463
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1340939908
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1334636915
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1321448520
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1211330540
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1211328584
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2202409198
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2202410361
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2180386740
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2092292935
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2092292935
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2026220527
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1651810297
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1282707773
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1101214322
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%.