Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,137,232 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 9,136,961 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
9,136,961 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 9,137,232 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 109,646,784 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 109,643,529 KWD per year, or 9,136,961 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 58452504
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 50960477
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 98680018
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 91007838
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 85527121
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 74122366
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 71270914
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 71271782
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 71274642
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 68074536
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 66887807
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 65795806
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 64696473
41.0%
11
China
KWD 60314451
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 59099872
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 58118695
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 57166886
47.9%
15
India
KWD 12684055
88.4%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 109642366
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 109643529
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 108547576
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 104164445
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 104164445
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 100875041
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 82235173
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 82235146
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 63859442
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 54830906
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%.