Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,843,680 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,843,409 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
7,843,409 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 7,843,680 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 94,124,160 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 94,120,905 KWD per year, or 7,843,409 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 50178945
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 43747051
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 84709656
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 78124060
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 73419474
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 63629072
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 61181209
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 61182076
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 61184936
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 58437574
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 57419007
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 56482232
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 55538280
41.0%
11
China
KWD 51777008
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 50734290
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 49891704
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 49075145
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10897863
88.4%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 94119742
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 94120905
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 93180179
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 89417952
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 89417952
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 86594227
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 70593205
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 70593178
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 54818911
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 47069594
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%.