Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,950,760 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 15,950,489 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
15,950,489 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 15,950,760 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 191,409,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 191,405,865 KWD per year, or 15,950,489 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 102031829
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 88955761
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 169412814
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 138771784
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 128486849
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 127767629
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 124417408
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 124415926
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 123747742
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 117240505
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 116762211
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 116262619
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 114852958
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 109196390
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 139250188
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 133986539
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 130602862
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 130196522
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 126617439
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 124416606
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 117716698
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 116539821
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 115992323
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 114845823
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 105278067
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 105276112
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 191404702
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 191405865
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 189492289
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 181838664
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 181838664
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 176096390
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 143556925
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 143556898
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 111478644
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 95712074
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%.