Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
117,862,081 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 117,861,810 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
117,861,810 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 117,862,081 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 1,414,344,972 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,414,341,717 KWD per year, or 117,861,810 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 753856638
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 657258944
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1272908387
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1173907334
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1103191708
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 956098332
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 919324749
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 919325604
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 919328464
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 878074628
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 862753702
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 848614719
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 834455357
41.0%
11
China
KWD 777898455
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 762238714
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 749608734
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 737288935
47.9%
15
India
KWD 162815921
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1028936020
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 990041636
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 965042568
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 962037488
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 935589505
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 919324910
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 869822247
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 861124314
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 857076774
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 848607334
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 777892786
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 777890830
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1414340554
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1414341717
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1400198783
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1343627723
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1343627723
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1301197374
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1060758814
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 823728714
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 707180000
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%.