Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,523,788 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 20,523,517 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
20,523,517 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 20,523,788 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 246,285,456 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 246,282,201 KWD per year, or 20,523,517 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 131280916
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 114457014
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 221654823
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 204417936
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 192105285
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 166490107
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 160086052
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 160086918
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 160089778
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 152904374
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 150237397
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 147779010
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 145311923
41.0%
11
China
KWD 135465721
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 132738327
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 130537191
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 128394833
47.9%
15
India
KWD 28407092
88.5%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 246281038
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 246282201
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 243819862
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 233971183
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 233971183
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 226582620
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 184714177
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 184714150
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 143439171
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 123150242
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%.