Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
374,016,760 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 374,016,489 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
374,016,489 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 374,016,760 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 4,488,201,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,488,197,865 KWD per year, or 374,016,489 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 7.3% 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 2392221965
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 2085692191
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 4039378920
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3725207937
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3500799503
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2917332100
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 2917334960
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2786426909
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2737805952
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2692928408
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2647999746
41.0%
11
China
KWD 2468519336
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 2418826936
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 2378752493
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 2339649818
47.9%
15
India
KWD 516525128
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3265166368
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3141740939
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 3062411464
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 3052874440
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2968945347
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2917331406
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2760243778
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2732641630
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2719796713
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2692921023
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2468513667
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 2468511712
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 4443316369
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4263791064
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 4263791064
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 4488197865
7.3%
4
Oman
KWD 4129145030
8.0%
5
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4488196702
9.8%
6
Egypt
KWD 3366150925
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2613973273
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2244108074
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%.