Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
268,742,604 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 268,742,333 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
268,742,333 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 268,742,604 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 3,224,911,248 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,224,907,993 KWD per year, or 268,742,333 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 1718888463
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1498636334
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2854307911
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2338060827
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2164725153
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2152630299
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2096193791
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2096192309
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2084906867
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1975260558
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1967125781
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1958690471
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1934954235
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1839703182
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2346122986
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2257438029
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2200437202
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2193584669
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2133279096
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2096192989
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 1983320507
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 1963487591
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 1954258210
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1934947100
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1773704238
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1773702282
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3224906830
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 3224907993
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3192659396
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3063665686
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3063665686
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2966918348
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2418683521
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1878220619
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1612463138
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%.