Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
373,628,316 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 373,628,045 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
373,628,045 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 373,628,316 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 4,483,539,792 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,483,536,537 KWD per year, or 373,628,045 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.3% 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 2389737477
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2083526053
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3968296121
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3250566521
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3009579563
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 2992764852
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2914302345
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2914300863
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2898610221
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2746170541
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2734859017
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2723131104
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2690131362
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2557706714
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3261775252
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3138478010
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3059230923
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3049703805
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2965861878
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2914301543
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2757377062
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2729803580
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2716972004
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2690124226
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2465949937
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2465947981
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 4438701654
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4259362802
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4259362802
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 4483536537
7.3%
4
Oman
KWD 4124856609
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4483535374
9.9%
6
Egypt
KWD 3362654929
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2611258469
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2241777410
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%.