Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,810,700 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 11,810,429 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
11,810,429 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 11,810,700 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 141,728,400 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 141,725,145 KWD per year, or 11,810,429 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 75552005
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 65868932
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 127553472
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 117635579
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 110550782
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 95809538
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 92123965
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 92124832
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 92127692
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 87991871
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 86457593
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 85044776
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 83624306
41.0%
11
China
KWD 77959340
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 76389565
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 75121951
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 73890611
47.9%
15
India
KWD 16375692
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 103107464
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 99210035
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 96704465
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 96403696
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 93753642
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 92124138
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 87163056
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 86291714
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 85886403
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 85037391
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 77953671
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 77951716
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 141723982
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 141725145
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 140308376
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 134641980
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 134641980
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 130390128
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 106296385
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 106296358
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 82544096
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 70871714
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%.