Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
99,414,660 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 99,414,389 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
99,414,389 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 99,414,660 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 1,192,975,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,192,972,665 KWD per year, or 99,414,389 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 635866933
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 554387860
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1073676240
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 990171021
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 930523847
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 806452854
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 775434863
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 775435720
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 775438580
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 740641347
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 727718580
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 715793288
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 703849830
41.0%
11
China
KWD 656145476
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 642936656
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 632283137
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 621892152
47.9%
15
India
KWD 137342943
88.5%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1192971502
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 1192972665
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1181043421
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1133327124
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1133327124
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1097537846
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 894732025
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 694801164
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 596495474
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%.