Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
271,514,880 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 271,514,744 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
271,514,744 KWD
Net pay
165 KWD
Tax the employer pays
136 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
301 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 165 KWD to pay you 271,514,880 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 6,516,357,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 6,516,353,865 KWD per year, or 543,029,489 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 5.0% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 3473229113
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 3028184397
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 5864719320
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 5408577417
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5082761183
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4235633500
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 4235636360
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4045573708
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 3974981112
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 3909822008
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 3844591504
41.0%
11
China
KWD 3584005136
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 3511857703
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 3453675173
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 3396900934
47.9%
15
India
KWD 749905422
88.5%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 6451190809
1.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
KWD 6190539264
5.0%
2
Qatar
KWD 6190539264
5.0%
3
Kuwait
KWD 6516353865
5.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
KWD 6516352702
6.8%
5
Oman
KWD 5995048550
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 4887267925
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 3795191609
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3258186074
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%.