Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,370,720 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,370,449 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
14,370,449 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 14,370,720 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 172,448,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 172,445,385 KWD per year, or 14,370,449 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 91925893
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 80144751
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 155201688
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 143133379
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 134512569
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 116576420
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 112092121
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 112092988
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 112095848
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 107064020
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 105196939
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 103476920
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 101748940
41.0%
11
China
KWD 94855472
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 92945573
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 91403678
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 89904669
47.9%
15
India
KWD 19910676
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 125456439
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 120714203
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 117665653
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 117299603
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 114075081
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 112092294
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 106056003
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 104995732
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 104502499
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 103469535
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 94849803
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 94847848
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 172444222
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 172445385
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 170721414
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 163826208
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 163826208
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 158652749
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 129336565
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 129336538
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 100435871
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 86231834
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%.