Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
199,680,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 199,679,729 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
199,679,729 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 199,680,000 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 2,396,160,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,396,156,745 KWD per year, or 199,679,729 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 1277164048
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1113512314
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2120795927
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1737216172
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1608425877
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1599438841
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1557505480
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1557503998
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1549119185
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1467650419
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1461607389
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1455340113
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1437703486
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1366929601
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1743206453
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1677312155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1634959507
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1629868070
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1585060146
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1557504678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1473638490
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1458902394
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1452044899
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1437696351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1317891051
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1317889096
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2396155582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2396156745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2372195660
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2276352000
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2276352000
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2204467200
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1797120085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1395547604
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1198087514
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%.