Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
151,998,080 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 151,997,809 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
151,997,809 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 151,998,080 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 1,823,976,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,823,973,705 KWD per year, or 151,997,809 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 972190487
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 847616567
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1641577176
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1513901884
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1422704658
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1233009553
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 1185585545
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1185586396
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1185589256
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1132387810
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1112629215
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1094393912
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1076134134
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1003196048
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 983001006
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 966713688
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 950824716
47.9%
15
India
KWD 209952351
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1326943292
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1276784027
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1244544714
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1240669166
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1206561065
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1185585702
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1121745920
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1110528750
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1105308843
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1094386527
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1003190379
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1003188424
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1823972542
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1823973705
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1805734451
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1732778112
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1732778112
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1678058803
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1367982805
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1062302480
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 911995994
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%.