Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
375,745,752 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 375,745,481 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
375,745,481 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 375,745,752 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 4,508,949,024 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,508,945,769 KWD per year, or 375,745,481 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.2% 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 2403280598
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2095333825
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3990785349
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3268988215
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 3026635510
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 3009725515
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 2930818346
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2930816863
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2915037289
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 2761733696
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 2750358040
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2738563655
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 2705376901
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2572201791
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3280260468
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3156264472
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3076568277
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3066987164
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2982670085
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2930817544
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2773003739
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2745273991
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2732369694
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2705369765
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2479925014
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2479923059
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 4463856794
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4283501573
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4283501573
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 4508945769
7.2%
4
Oman
KWD 4148233102
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4508944606
9.8%
6
Egypt
KWD 3381711853
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2626057060
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2254482026
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%.