Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,478,610 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,478,339 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
7,478,339 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 7,478,610 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 89,743,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 89,740,065 KWD per year, or 7,478,339 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% 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.
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 65288318
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 62820479
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 61233745
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 61043444
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 59365512
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 58333836
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 55192231
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 54640598
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 54384068
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 53846343
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 49361877
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 49359922
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 89738902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 89740065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 88843147
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 85256154
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 85256154
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 82563854
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 67307575
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 67307548
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 52267466
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 44879174
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%.