Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,409,599 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,409,328 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
12,409,328 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 12,409,599 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 148,915,188 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 148,911,933 KWD per year, or 12,409,328 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 79382563
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 69208661
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 131802242
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 107963684
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 99962797
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 99402929
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 96796352
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 96794870
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 96275415
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 91212971
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 90841931
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 90453504
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 89356599
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 84955089
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 108335852
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 104240787
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 101608190
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 101292149
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 98507703
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 96795550
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 91582930
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 90667390
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 90241510
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 89349464
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 81906405
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 81904449
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 148910770
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 148911933
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 147423296
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 141469429
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 141469429
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 137001973
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 111686476
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 111686449
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 86729753
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 74465108
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%.