Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
761,333,184 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 761,332,913 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
761,332,913 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 761,333,184 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 9,135,998,208 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,135,994,953 KWD per year, or 761,332,913 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.6% 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 4869497813
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 4245542089
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6646438749
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6395198901
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6233719612
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6214306019
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6043463120
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5938399513
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5618638987
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5562452887
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5536305975
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5481599276
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5024802066
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5024800110
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 9044635486
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 9135994953
3.6%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9135993790
4.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8679198298
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8679198298
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8405118351
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6851998741
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5320896775
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4568006618
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%.