Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
218,642,940 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 218,642,669 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
218,642,669 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 218,642,940 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 2,623,715,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,623,712,025 KWD per year, or 218,642,669 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 1398451012
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1219258163
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2361341664
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2177684690
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2046500548
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1773632651
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1705416304
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1705419164
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1628891997
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1600469590
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1574236904
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1547971745
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1443052124
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1414002659
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1390574997
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1367717810
47.9%
15
India
KWD 301978391
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2322200782
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 1902193750
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1761172359
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1751331990
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1705416412
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1705414930
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1696233674
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1607028028
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1600410654
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1593548088
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1574236654
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1496741924
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2623710862
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2623712025
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2597475387
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2492529516
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2492529516
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2413818058
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 1967786545
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1528078075
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1311865154
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%.