Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
106,217,280 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 106,217,009 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
106,217,009 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 106,217,280 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 1,274,607,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,274,604,105 KWD per year, or 106,217,009 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 679376491
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 592322316
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1128130995
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 924090508
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 855583668
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 850802454
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 828496264
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 828494782
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 824035404
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 780699427
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 777487168
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 774153902
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 764771902
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 727123074
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 927276908
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 892225307
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 869696101
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 866987964
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 843153075
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 828495462
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 783883616
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 776045069
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 772397458
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 764764767
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 701037099
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 701035144
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1274602942
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1274604105
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1261858547
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1210876992
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1210876992
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1172638771
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 955955605
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 742344131
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 637311194
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%.