Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
42,684,876 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 42,684,605 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
42,684,605 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 42,684,876 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 512,218,512 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 512,215,257 KWD per year, or 42,684,605 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% 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 273023235
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 238037169
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 460994573
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 425142372
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 399533069
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 346260851
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 332942541
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 332943405
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 332946265
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 318004473
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 312456561
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 307338843
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 302209767
41.0%
11
China
KWD 281728902
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 276057190
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 271481710
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 267022246
47.9%
15
India
KWD 59008059
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 372639021
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 358553114
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 349499131
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 348411070
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 338832852
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 332942711
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 315014474
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 311864619
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 310398965
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 307331458
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 281723233
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 281721277
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 512214094
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 512215257
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 507093587
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 486607586
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 486607586
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 471241031
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 384163969
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 298321242
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 256116770
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%.