Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
26,226,743 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 26,226,472 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
26,226,472 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 26,226,743 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 314,720,916 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 314,717,661 KWD per year, or 26,226,472 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 167757016
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 146259246
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 228959520
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 220304797
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 214741584
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 214073205
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 208188192
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 204569274
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 193553453
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 191618208
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 190717791
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 188832900
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 173099555
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 173097599
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 314716498
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 314717661
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 311570967
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 298984870
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 298984870
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 289543243
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 236040772
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 236040745
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 183296667
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 157367972
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%.