Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
183,599,562 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 183,599,291 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
183,599,291 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 183,599,562 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 2,203,194,744 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,203,191,489 KWD per year, or 183,599,291 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 1174313566
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1023840588
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1950006045
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1597316362
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1478897949
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1470634533
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1432078064
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1432076581
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1424367147
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1349459199
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1343903209
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1338140735
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1321924333
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1256849676
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1602824229
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1542236476
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1503294488
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1498613103
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1457413629
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1432077262
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1354964857
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1341415498
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1335110269
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1321917197
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1211760160
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1211758205
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2203190326
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2203191489
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2181160057
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2093035007
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2093035007
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2026939164
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1652396143
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1283162710
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1101604886
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%.