Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
212,060,160 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 212,059,889 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
212,059,889 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 212,060,160 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 2,544,721,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,544,718,665 KWD per year, or 212,059,889 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 1356347551
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1182549633
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2290247640
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2112120201
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1984885727
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1720233141
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1654070620
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1654073480
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1579850288
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1552283640
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1526840888
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1501366453
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1399605776
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1371430898
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1348708517
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1326539608
47.9%
15
India
KWD 292888610
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2252285260
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1844923564
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1708148066
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1698603923
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1654070728
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1654069246
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1645164467
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1558644595
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1552226598
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1545570681
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1526840638
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1451678977
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2544717502
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2544718665
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2519271961
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2417485824
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2417485824
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2341144166
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1908541525
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1482071552
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1272368474
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%.