Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,329,076,880 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,329,076,609 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
2,329,076,609 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 2,329,076,880 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 27,948,922,560 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 27,948,919,305 KWD per year, or 2,329,076,609 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.2% 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 14896786492
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 12987983287
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 25154028216
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 23197606732
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 21800162226
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 18166801036
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 18166803896
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 17351624211
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17048846031
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 16769361272
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16489590788
41.0%
11
China
KWD 15371916128
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15062474832
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 14812934856
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14569416122
47.9%
15
India
KWD 3216154771
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 20332841216
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 19564245947
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 19070248220
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 18488212579
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 18166800342
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 17188587464
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 17016701879
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 16936712377
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 16769353887
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 15371910459
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 27669430595
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 27948919305
1.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 27948918142
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 26551476432
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 26551476432
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 25713008755
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 20961692005
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16277732047
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 13974468794
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%.