Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
378,830,676 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 378,830,405 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
378,830,405 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 378,830,676 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 4,545,968,112 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,545,964,857 KWD per year, or 378,830,405 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 2423011771
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2112536743
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4091369213
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3773154540
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3545857757
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2954880645
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2954883505
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2822290581
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2773043817
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2727588603
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2682081694
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2500291182
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2449959206
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2409368998
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2369762993
47.9%
15
India
KWD 523172387
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3307191855
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3182177834
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3101827327
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3092167548
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 3007158212
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2954879951
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2795770478
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2767813063
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2754802817
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2727581218
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2500285513
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2500283557
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 4500505691
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4318669706
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4318669706
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 4545964857
7.2%
4
Oman
KWD 4182290663
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4545963694
9.7%
6
Egypt
KWD 3409476169
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2647617347
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2272991570
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%.