Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
135,751,174 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 135,750,903 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
135,750,903 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 135,751,174 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 1,629,014,088 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,629,010,833 KWD per year, or 135,750,903 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
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1466110592
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1352082701
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1270633618
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1101214653
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1058859676
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1058860529
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1058863389
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1011348365
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 993701863
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 977416189
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 961107989
41.0%
11
China
KWD 895966469
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 877929987
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 863383366
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 849193128
47.9%
15
India
KWD 187517937
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1441809656
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1181035386
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1093479184
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1087368945
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1058860637
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1058859155
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1053159353
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 997773547
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 993666775
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 989406372
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 977415939
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 929299708
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1629009670
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1629010833
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1612721207
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1547563384
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1547563384
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1498692961
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1221760651
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 948754154
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 814514558
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%.