Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,469,756 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,469,485 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
8,469,485 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 8,469,756 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 101,637,072 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 101,633,817 KWD per year, or 8,469,485 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 54183327
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 47238332
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 89957280
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 73687049
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 68227362
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 67844787
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 66065577
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 66064095
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 65710113
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 62255125
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 62003414
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 61738668
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 60989730
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 57984579
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 73941023
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 71146106
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 69349150
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 69133574
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 67233229
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 66064775
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 62506889
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 61882109
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 61591539
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 60982594
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 55903441
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 55901485
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 101632654
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 101633817
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 100617962
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 96555218
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 96555218
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 93506106
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 76227889
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 76227862
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 59194506
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 50826050
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%.