Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
212,153,469 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 212,153,198 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
212,153,198 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 212,153,469 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 2,545,841,628 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,545,838,373 KWD per year, or 212,153,198 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 1356944355
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1183069966
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2291255378
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2113049559
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1985759099
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1720990063
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1654798430
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1654801290
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1580545440
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1552966662
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1527512713
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1502027069
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1400221616
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1372034340
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1349301962
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1327123297
47.9%
15
India
KWD 293017455
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 1852099838
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 1782089295
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1737091023
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1731681513
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1684074543
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1654797736
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1565692691
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1550036053
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1542750169
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1527505328
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1400215947
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1400213991
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2545837210
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2545838373
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2520380472
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2418549547
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2418549547
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2342174298
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1909381306
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1482723681
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1272928328
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%.