Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
104,293,491 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 104,293,220 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
104,293,220 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 104,293,491 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 1,251,521,892 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,251,518,637 KWD per year, or 104,293,220 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 667071936
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 581594407
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1126367615
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1038764178
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 976189705
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 846029931
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 813489745
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 813490602
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 813493462
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 776988636
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 763431623
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 750920871
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 738391368
41.0%
11
China
KWD 688345761
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 674488740
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 663312502
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 652411399
47.9%
15
India
KWD 144079839
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 910482230
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 876065480
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 853944309
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 851285229
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 827882037
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 813489908
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 769686053
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 761989482
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 758407941
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 750913486
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 688340092
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 688338136
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1251517474
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1251518637
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1239003933
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1188945797
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1188945797
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1151400141
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 938641504
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 728898924
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 625768460
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%.