Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
303,588,438 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 303,588,167 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
303,588,167 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 303,588,438 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 3,643,061,256 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,643,058,001 KWD per year, or 303,588,167 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.9% 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 1941762417
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1692952316
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2650327117
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2550143035
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2485751406
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2478010304
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2409885327
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2367990495
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2240482762
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2218078224
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2207652097
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2185837104
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2003686742
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2003684786
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3643056838
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 3606627904
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3460908193
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3460908193
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 3351616356
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3643058001
8.9%
6
Egypt
KWD 2732296027
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2121755365
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1821538142
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%.