Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,296,276,488 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,296,276,217 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
1,296,276,217 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 1,296,276,488 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 15,555,317,856 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 15,555,314,601 KWD per year, or 1,296,276,217 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.1% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8290995185
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 7228625607
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 13999783983
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 12910914828
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 12133150557
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 10110957978
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 10110960838
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9657261603
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 9488747161
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 9333198450
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 9177487949
41.0%
11
China
KWD 8555433541
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 8383209898
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 8244324363
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 8108792582
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1790020339
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11316493793
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 10888722655
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10613781891
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10580727244
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 10289843068
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 10110957285
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9566520571
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9470855655
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9426336650
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 9333191064
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8555427872
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 15399761938
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 15555314601
2.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 15555313438
2.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 14777551963
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 14777551963
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 14310892428
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11666488477
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 9059572731
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7777666442
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%.