Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
246,888,720 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 246,888,449 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
246,888,449 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 246,888,720 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 2,962,664,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,962,661,385 KWD per year, or 246,888,449 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 1579111021
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1376769287
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 2622198420
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2147932036
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 1988692117
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 1977580688
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 1925733496
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 1925732014
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 1915364435
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 1814634511
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 1807161637
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 1799412372
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 1777606270
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 1690100670
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 2962660222
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 2962661385
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 2933035254
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 2814531408
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 2814531408
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 2725651469
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2221998565
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 1725485572
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1481339834
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%.