Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
135,751,176 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 135,750,905 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
135,750,905 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 135,751,176 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 1,629,014,112 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,629,010,857 KWD per year, or 135,750,905 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 868275289
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 757016552
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1466110613
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1352082720
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1270633637
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1101214669
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1058859692
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1058860545
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1058863405
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1011348380
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 993701877
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 977416203
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 961108003
41.0%
11
China
KWD 895966482
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 877930000
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 863383378
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 849193141
47.9%
15
India
KWD 187517940
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1185107820
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1140310034
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1111516688
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1108055437
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1077593141
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1058859851
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1001843768
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 991825620
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 987163697
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 977408818
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 895960813
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 895958857
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1629009694
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1629010857
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1612721231
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1547563406
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1547563406
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1498692983
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1221760669
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 948754168
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 814514570
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%.