Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,627,030,016 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,627,029,745 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
2,627,029,745 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 2,627,030,016 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 31,524,360,192 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 31,524,356,937 KWD per year, or 2,627,029,745 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.0% 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 16802494750
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 14649503456
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 28371922085
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 26165219967
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 24589003579
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 20490835497
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 20490838357
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 19571374984
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 19229862986
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 18914623851
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 18599063237
41.0%
11
China
KWD 17338406826
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 16989379535
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 16707916801
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 16433244853
47.9%
15
India
KWD 3627581054
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 22933972093
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 22067052290
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 21509858703
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 20853364573
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 20490834803
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 19387481608
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 19193607081
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 19103384677
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 18914616466
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 17338401157
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 31209113850
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 31524356937
1.0%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 31524355774
1.4%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 29948142182
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 29948142182
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 29002411377
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 23643270229
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 18360102678
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 15762187610
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%.