Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
448,334,120 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 448,333,849 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
448,333,849 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 448,334,120 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 5,380,009,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 5,380,006,185 KWD per year, or 448,333,849 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 6.1% 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
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4842006408
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 4465408843
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 4196409993
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 3497007508
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 3497010368
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 3340091218
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3281809027
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3228013400
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3174157737
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2959013912
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2899447723
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2851410902
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2804537796
47.9%
15
India
KWD 619145680
88.5%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 5326206606
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 5111008968
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 5111008968
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 5380006185
6.1%
4
Oman
KWD 4949608685
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 5380005022
8.2%
6
Egypt
KWD 4035007165
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3133371357
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2690012234
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%.