Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
153,912,954 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 153,912,683 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
153,912,683 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 153,912,954 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 1,846,955,448 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,846,952,193 KWD per year, or 153,912,683 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.
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1634705413
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1339042872
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1239772322
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1232844803
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1200522521
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1200521039
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1194058443
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1131262630
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1126605779
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1121775237
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1108180755
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1053627626
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1846951030
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1846952193
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1828483154
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1754607676
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1754607676
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1699199012
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1385216671
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1075685381
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 923485238
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%.