Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
126,887,832 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 126,887,561 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
126,887,561 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 126,887,832 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 1,522,653,984 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,522,650,729 KWD per year, or 126,887,561 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 811585341
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 707590575
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1370386498
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1263803814
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1187672737
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1029315223
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 989725608
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 989726462
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 989729322
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 945316470
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 928822199
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 913600126
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 898356591
41.0%
11
China
KWD 837468411
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 820609511
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 807012511
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 793749002
47.9%
15
India
KWD 175279060
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1107730826
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1065857944
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1038944514
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1035709278
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1007235916
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 989725768
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 936432290
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 927068256
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 922710735
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 913592741
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 837462742
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 837460787
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1522649566
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1522650729
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1507424704
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1446521285
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1446521285
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1400841665
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1141990573
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 886808966
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 761334506
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%.