Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
240,236,785 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 240,236,514 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
240,236,514 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 240,236,785 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 2,882,841,420 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,882,838,165 KWD per year, or 240,236,514 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 1536565245
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1339675117
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2551548405
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2090060202
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1935110781
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1924298689
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1873848403
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1873846921
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1863758724
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1765742788
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1758471387
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1750930941
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1729712338
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1644564317
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2097267186
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2017989149
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 1967034406
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 1960908772
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 1906999905
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 1873847601
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1772947563
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1755218377
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1746967999
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1729705203
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1585565832
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1585563877
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2882837002
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2882838165
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2854010266
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2738699349
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2738699349
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2652214106
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2162131150
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1678995730
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1441428224
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%.