Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
209,848,038 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 209,847,767 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
209,847,767 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 209,848,038 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 2,518,176,456 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,518,173,201 KWD per year, or 209,847,767 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 1342198819
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1170213850
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2266356723
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2090087466
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1964180265
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1702288407
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1636816068
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1636818928
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1563369979
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1536090907
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1510913610
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1485704894
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1385005771
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1357124795
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1334639421
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1312701806
47.9%
15
India
KWD 289834018
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2228790374
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1825678103
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1690329424
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1680884825
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1636816176
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1636814694
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1628002824
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1542385498
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1536034502
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1529448028
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1510913360
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1436535718
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2518172038
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2518173201
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2492991952
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2392267633
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2392267633
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2316722340
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1888632427
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1466611209
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1259095742
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%.