Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
82,838,736 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 82,838,465 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
82,838,465 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 82,838,736 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 994,064,832 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 994,061,577 KWD per year, or 82,838,465 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 529847323
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 461953081
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 894656261
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 825074818
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 775373199
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 671988960
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 646142654
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 646143513
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 646146373
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 617150718
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 606382817
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 596446635
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 586494277
41.0%
11
China
KWD 546744378
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 535737832
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 526860260
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 518202411
47.9%
15
India
KWD 114454206
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 879828134
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 720697175
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 667269496
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 663540316
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 646143621
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 646142139
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 642664659
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 608867128
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 606362952
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 603763592
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 596446386
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 567083381
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 994060414
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 994061577
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 984121444
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 944361590
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 944361590
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 914539645
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 745548709
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 578953358
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 497039930
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%.