Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
276,480,060 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 276,479,789 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
276,479,789 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 276,480,060 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 3,317,760,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,317,757,465 KWD per year, or 276,479,789 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 9.8% 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 1768377231
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1541783855
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2985982560
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2753742405
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2587855991
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2156545840
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2156548700
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2059778523
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2023837308
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1990664168
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1957451614
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1824777116
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1788043423
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1758419081
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1729514593
47.9%
15
India
KWD 381842331
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2413670977
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2322432659
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2263790718
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2256740880
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2194699022
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2156545146
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2040422932
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2020018992
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2010523876
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 1990656783
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 1824771447
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 1824769492
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3317756302
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 3284580373
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3151872684
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3151872684
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 3052339862
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3317757465
9.8%
6
Egypt
KWD 2488320625
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1932297080
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1658887874
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%.