Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
555,011,080 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 555,010,809 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
555,010,809 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 555,011,080 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 6,660,132,960 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,660,129,705 KWD per year, or 555,010,809 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 4.9% 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 3549861635
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 3094997605
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 5894757379
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 4828596568
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4470617727
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 4445640792
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 4329087904
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4329086422
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4305777704
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 4079333857
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 4062528666
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4045106730
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 3996087262
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 3799376936
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 4845246782
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 4662093227
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 4544374856
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 4530222478
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 4405678259
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 4329087102
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4095981860
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4055022331
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4035961345
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 3996080127
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 3663076179
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 3663074224
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 6593528891
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 6660129705
4.9%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6327126312
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 6327126312
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6660128542
6.6%
5
Oman
KWD 6127322323
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4995099805
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3878928096
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3330073994
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%.