Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
98,501,749 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 98,501,478 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
98,501,478 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 98,501,749 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 1,182,020,988 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,182,017,733 KWD per year, or 98,501,478 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 630027954
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 549297059
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 1046184556
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 856965389
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 793435066
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 789001051
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 768315122
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 768313640
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 764178314
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 723990274
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 721011700
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 717920643
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 709220079
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 674305789
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 859920322
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 827414847
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 806522105
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 804010714
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 781907189
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 768314320
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 726942997
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 719673856
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 716291227
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 709212944
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 650114595
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 650112639
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1182016570
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1182017733
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1170198038
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1122919939
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1122919939
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1087459309
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 886515826
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 688420902
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 591018008
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%.