Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
305,473,225 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 305,472,954 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
305,472,954 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 305,473,225 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 3,665,678,700 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,665,675,445 KWD per year, or 305,472,954 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 1953817515
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1703462732
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3299108742
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3042514328
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2859232016
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2382692527
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2382695387
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2275777594
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2236067276
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2199414956
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2162719743
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2016132005
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1975546285
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1942815610
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1910879672
47.9%
15
India
KWD 421877318
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3244422808
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2657617230
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2460590305
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2446842573
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2382692635
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2382691153
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2369863025
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2245230622
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2235983359
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2226394991
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2199414706
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2091145586
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3665674282
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 3629019173
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3482394765
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3482394765
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 3372424404
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3665675445
8.9%
6
Egypt
KWD 2749259110
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2134927990
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1832846864
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%.