Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
205,749,110 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 205,748,839 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
205,748,839 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 205,749,110 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 2,468,989,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,468,986,065 KWD per year, or 205,748,839 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 1315982075
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1147356391
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2185255775
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1790017429
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1657312558
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1648052412
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1604844538
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1604843056
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1596203341
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1512258377
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1506031528
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1499573729
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1481401078
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1408476179
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1796189783
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1728292679
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1684652772
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1679406574
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1633236741
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1604843736
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1518428521
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1503244525
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1496178593
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1481393943
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1357947177
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1357945222
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2468984902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2468986065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2444296687
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2345539854
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2345539854
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2271470174
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1851742075
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1437964129
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1234502174
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%.