Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,461,520 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,461,249 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
12,461,249 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 12,461,520 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 149,538,240 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 149,534,985 KWD per year, or 12,461,249 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 79714650
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 69498196
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 108789123
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 104676923
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 102033314
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 101715949
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 98919852
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 97200534
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 91966107
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 91046735
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 90619072
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 89723295
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 82249083
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 82247128
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 149533822
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 149534985
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 148040118
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 142061328
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 142061328
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 137575181
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 112153765
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 112153738
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 87092625
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 74776634
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%.