Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
83,279,082 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 83,278,811 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
83,278,811 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 83,279,082 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 999,348,984 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 999,345,729 KWD per year, or 83,278,811 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 532663776
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 464408648
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 899411998
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 829460664
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 779494837
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 675561047
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 649577353
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 649578212
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 649581072
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 620431296
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 609606149
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 599617126
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 589611874
41.0%
11
China
KWD 549650661
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 538585611
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 529660861
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 520956970
47.9%
15
India
KWD 115062255
88.5%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 999344566
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 999345729
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 989352754
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 949381535
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 949381535
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 919401065
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 749511823
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 582030901
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 499682006
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%.