Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
972,233,278 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 972,233,007 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
972,233,007 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 972,233,278 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 11,666,799,336 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 11,666,796,081 KWD per year, or 972,233,007 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.8% 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 6218414814
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 5421615496
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 10326062661
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 8458429691
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7831342532
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 7787590598
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 7583421048
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 7583419566
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 7542587516
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 7145917012
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 7085955620
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 7000087088
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 6655504870
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 8487596570
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 8166759691
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 7960548491
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 7935756946
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 7717588067
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 7583420247
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 7175081681
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 7103331154
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 7069941089
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 7000079952
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 6416742686
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 6416740730
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 11550128603
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 11666796081
2.8%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 11666794918
3.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 11083459369
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 11083459369
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 10733455389
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 8750099587
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6794860660
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5833407182
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%.