Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
132,991,186 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 132,990,915 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
132,990,915 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 132,991,186 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 1,595,894,232 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,595,890,977 KWD per year, or 132,990,915 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 850622393
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 741625611
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1436302721
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1324593220
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1244800131
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1078825630
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1037331770
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1037332623
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1037335483
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 990786455
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 973498751
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 957544275
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 941567605
41.0%
11
China
KWD 877750548
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 860080757
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 845829842
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 831928182
47.9%
15
India
KWD 183706829
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1161013107
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1117126118
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1088918166
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1085527295
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1055684340
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1037331929
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 981475042
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 971660581
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 967093447
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 957536890
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 877744879
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 877742923
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1595889814
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1595890977
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1579932550
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1516099520
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1516099520
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1468222693
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1196920759
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 929464818
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 797954630
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%.