Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
705,599,989 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 705,599,718 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
705,599,718 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 705,599,989 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 8,467,199,868 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,467,196,613 KWD per year, or 705,599,718 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.8% 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 4513028297
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 3934748825
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7620477794
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7027776898
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6604418527
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5503681286
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 5503684146
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5256721864
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5164995189
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5080327657
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4995569217
41.0%
11
China
KWD 4656968648
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 4563222166
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 4487621829
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 4413849665
47.9%
15
India
KWD 974389265
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6159887957
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5927040063
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5777381784
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5759389388
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5601053019
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5503680592
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5207328008
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5155255018
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5131022207
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5080320272
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4656962979
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4656961023
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 8382525130
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 8467196613
3.8%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8043839875
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 8043839875
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8467195450
5.2%
5
Oman
KWD 7789823879
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6350399986
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4931381934
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4233607448
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%.