Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
259,946,424 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 259,946,153 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
259,946,153 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 259,946,424 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 3,119,357,088 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,119,353,833 KWD per year, or 259,946,153 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 1662628096
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1449584894
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2760883929
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2261534061
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2093871923
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2082172897
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2027583587
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2027582105
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2016666103
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1910608635
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1902740274
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1894581097
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1871621739
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1779488228
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2269332335
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2183550117
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2128414960
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2121786729
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2063455020
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2027582785
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1918404699
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1899220941
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1890293656
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1871614604
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1715649450
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1715647494
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3119352670
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 3119353833
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3088160777
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2963389234
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2963389234
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2869808521
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2339517901
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1816744820
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1559686058
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%.