Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
717,013,440 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 717,013,169 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
717,013,169 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 717,013,440 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 8,604,161,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,604,158,025 KWD per year, or 717,013,169 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4586028730
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 3998395341
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7743743064
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7141454870
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6711248428
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5592706204
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 5592709064
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5341752071
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5248541650
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5162504504
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5076375081
41.0%
11
China
KWD 4732297424
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 4637034554
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 4560211377
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 4485245852
47.9%
15
India
KWD 990149440
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6259527384
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6022913051
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5870833980
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5852550541
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5691652993
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5592705510
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5291559277
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5238643973
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5214019179
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5162497119
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4732291755
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4732289800
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 8518116927
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 8604158025
3.8%
2
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8173953216
5.0%
3
Qatar
KWD 8173953216
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8604156862
5.1%
5
Oman
KWD 7915828378
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6453121045
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5011149630
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4302088154
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%.