Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,373,857,208 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,373,856,937 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
2,373,856,937 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 2,373,857,208 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 28,486,286,496 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,486,283,241 KWD per year, or 2,373,856,937 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.1% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15183201470
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13237698458
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 25637655759
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 23643618799
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 22219306096
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 18516087594
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 18516090454
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 17685237641
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17376638032
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17091779634
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16806630137
41.0%
11
China
KWD 15667466293
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15352075491
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15097737742
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14849536892
47.9%
15
India
KWD 3277989340
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 25212671176
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 20652557882
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19121423288
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 19014598277
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 18516087702
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 18516086220
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 18416385965
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 17447852897
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17301439342
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 17091779384
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16250433612
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 28201420891
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 28486283241
1.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28486282078
1.6%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 27061972171
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 27061972171
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 26207383576
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 21364714957
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16590698177
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14243150762
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%.