Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,789,678 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 18,789,407 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
18,789,407 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 18,789,678 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 225,476,136 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 225,472,881 KWD per year, or 18,789,407 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 120189548
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 104786840
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 199564882
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 163470371
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 151354334
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 150507362
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 146560968
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 146559486
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 145772067
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 138106552
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 137542274
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 136953562
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 135293168
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 128630430
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 164033942
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 157833451
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 153847639
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 153368906
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 149152770
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 146560167
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 138667913
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 137281523
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 136636526
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 135286032
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 124014926
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 124012970
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 225471718
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 225472881
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 223218635
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 214202329
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 214202329
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 207438045
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 169107187
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 169107160
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 131319615
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 112745582
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%.