Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
162,673,920 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 162,673,649 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
162,673,649 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 162,673,920 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 1,952,087,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,952,083,785 KWD per year, or 162,673,649 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 1040473160
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 907149834
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1756876248
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1620233251
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1522630521
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1319611966
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1268857948
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1268860808
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1211922815
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1190776363
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1171259960
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1151717800
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1073656592
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1052043160
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1034612030
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1017606820
47.9%
15
India
KWD 224694003
88.5%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1952082622
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1952083785
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1932563430
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1854482688
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1854482688
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1795920077
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1464065365
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1136915072
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 976051034
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%.