Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
691,548,044 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 691,547,773 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
691,547,773 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 691,548,044 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 8,298,576,528 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,298,573,273 KWD per year, or 691,547,773 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.9% 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 4423152057
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 3856388885
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7468716788
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6887819526
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6472892321
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5394076115
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 5394078975
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5152034878
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5062134951
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4979153653
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4896083133
41.0%
11
China
KWD 4564225811
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 4472346268
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 4398251459
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 4325948530
47.9%
15
India
KWD 954985745
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6037214477
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5809003725
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5662325864
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5644691792
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5489508679
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5394075421
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5103624654
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5052588697
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5028838486
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4979146268
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4564220142
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4564218186
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 8215588023
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 8298573273
3.9%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7883647702
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 7883647702
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8298572110
5.3%
5
Oman
KWD 7634690406
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6223932481
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4833174014
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4149295778
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%.