Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
189,415,408 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 189,415,137 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
189,415,137 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 189,415,408 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 2,272,984,896 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,272,981,641 KWD per year, or 189,415,137 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 1211511717
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1056272351
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2011775983
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1647914222
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1525744589
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1517219459
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1477441662
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1477440180
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1469486481
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1392205667
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1386473529
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1380528482
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1363798424
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1296662515
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1653596565
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1591089583
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1550914054
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1546084364
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1503579815
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1477440861
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1397885801
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1383907232
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1377402264
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1363791288
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1250144744
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1250142788
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2272980478
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2272981641
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2250252307
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2159335651
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2159335651
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2091146104
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1704738757
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1323809192
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1136499962
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%.