Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,776,040 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 8,775,769 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
8,775,769 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 8,776,040 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 105,312,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 105,309,225 KWD per year, or 8,775,769 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 56142320
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 48946308
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 94779144
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 87410366
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 82146364
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 71192376
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 68453617
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 68454484
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 68457344
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 65383655
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 64243882
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 63195224
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 62139277
41.0%
11
China
KWD 57930584
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 56763993
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 55821513
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 54907470
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12185305
88.4%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 76614882
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 73718891
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 71856972
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 71633587
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 69664511
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 68453790
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 64767265
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 64119881
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 63818792
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 63187839
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 57924915
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 57922960
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 105308062
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 105309225
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 104256615
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 100046856
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 100046856
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 96887482
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 78984445
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 78984418
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 61335100
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 52663754
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%.