Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
161,664,480 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 161,664,209 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
161,664,209 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 161,664,480 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 1,939,973,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,939,970,505 KWD per year, or 161,664,209 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 1034016782
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 901520744
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1717034154
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1406481148
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1302210864
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1294934526
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1260984424
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1260982942
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1254194781
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1188236347
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1183344720
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1178270839
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1163991742
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1106691317
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1411330964
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1357981787
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1323692230
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1319570190
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1283292948
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1260983622
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1193083952
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1181153402
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1175601512
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1163984607
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1066988619
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1066986664
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1939969342
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1939970505
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1920571283
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1842975072
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1842975072
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1784775859
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1454980405
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1129860176
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 969994394
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%.