Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,605,488 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,605,217 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
8,605,217 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 8,605,488 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 103,265,856 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 103,262,601 KWD per year, or 8,605,217 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 55051469
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 47995234
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 92937183
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 85711668
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 80549997
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 69808859
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 67123311
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 67124178
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 67127038
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 64113043
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 62995441
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 61967250
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 60931790
41.0%
11
China
KWD 56804941
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 55661009
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 54736803
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 53840591
47.9%
15
India
KWD 11949800
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 91398885
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 74867918
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 69320683
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 68932000
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 67124286
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 67122804
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 66763121
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 63252755
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 62996933
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 62727926
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 61967000
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 58913743
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 103261438
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 103262601
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 102230458
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 98102563
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 98102563
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 95004588
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 77449477
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 77449450
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 60143126
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 51640442
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%.