Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
25,746,240 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 25,745,969 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
25,745,969 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 25,746,240 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 308,954,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 308,951,625 KWD per year, or 25,745,969 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 164683719
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 143579746
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 224764728
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 216268571
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 210807273
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 210151147
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 204373959
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 200821350
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 190007341
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 188107557
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 187223643
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 185373279
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 169928235
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 169926280
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 308950462
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 308951625
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 305862591
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 293507136
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 293507136
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 284238490
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 231716245
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 231716218
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 179938470
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 154484954
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%.