Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
104,931,792 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 104,931,521 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
104,931,521 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 104,931,792 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 1,259,181,504 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,259,178,249 KWD per year, or 104,931,521 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 671154509
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 585153859
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1133261266
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1045121656
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 982164203
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 851207828
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 818468493
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 818469350
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 818472210
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 781743979
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 768103986
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 755516638
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 742910463
41.0%
11
China
KWD 692558547
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 678616722
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 667372096
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 656404254
47.9%
15
India
KWD 144961232
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 916054597
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 881427208
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 859170654
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 856495297
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 832948871
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 818468656
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 774396715
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 766653037
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 763049574
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 755509253
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 692552878
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 692550923
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1259177086
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1259178249
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1246586949
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1196222429
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1196222429
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1158446984
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 944386213
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 733359959
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 629598266
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%.