Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
162,405,100 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 162,404,829 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
162,404,829 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 162,405,100 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 1,948,861,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,948,857,945 KWD per year, or 162,404,829 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 1038753787
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 905650773
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1753972992
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1617555803
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1520114366
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1317431298
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1266761152
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1266764012
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1209920106
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1188808601
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1169324456
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1149814587
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1071882380
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1050304663
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1032902335
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1015925232
47.9%
15
India
KWD 224322805
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1724900258
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1412924542
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1308176558
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1300866892
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1266761260
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1266759778
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1259940511
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1193679904
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1188765845
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1183668714
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1169324206
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1111761291
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1948856782
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1948857945
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1929369848
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1851418140
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1851418140
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1792952304
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1461645985
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1135036310
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 974438114
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%.