Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,846,800 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,846,529 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
7,846,529 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 7,846,800 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 94,161,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 94,158,345 KWD per year, or 7,846,529 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 50198901
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 43764450
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 84743352
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 78155135
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 73448678
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 63654382
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 61205545
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 61206412
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 61209272
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 58460818
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 57441845
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 56504696
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 55560370
41.0%
11
China
KWD 51797600
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 50754468
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 49911547
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 49094662
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10902172
88.4%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 68502617
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 65913275
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 64248448
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 64048758
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 62288204
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 61205718
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 57909474
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 57330668
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 57061493
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 56497311
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 51791931
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 51789976
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 94157182
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 94158345
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 93217244
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 89453520
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 89453520
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 86628672
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 70621285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 70621258
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 54840716
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 47088314
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%.