Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
331,382,190 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 331,381,919 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
331,381,919 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 331,382,190 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 3,976,586,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,976,583,025 KWD per year, or 331,381,919 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 8.2% 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 2119531255
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1847942728
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3578925564
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3300567620
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3101739928
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2584782454
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2584785314
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2468799375
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2425720900
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2385959504
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2346152107
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2187131174
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2143103195
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2107596627
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2072951714
47.9%
15
India
KWD 457653512
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2892966572
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2783610551
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2713323868
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2704874026
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2630512130
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2584781760
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2445600652
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2421144935
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2409764260
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2385952119
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2187125505
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2187123550
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3976581862
0.0%
1
Bahrain
KWD 3936817677
1.0%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3777756966
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 3777756966
5.0%
4
Oman
KWD 3658459378
8.0%
5
Kuwait
KWD 3976583025
8.2%
6
Egypt
KWD 2982439795
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2316003674
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1988300654
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%.