Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,383,430 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 5,383,294 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
5,383,294 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 5,383,430 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 129,202,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 129,199,065 KWD per year, or 10,766,589 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 68875604
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 60048013
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 116280000
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 107238933
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 100780439
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 87341908
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 83982013
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 83982880
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 83985740
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 80215264
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 78816684
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 77529128
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 76234044
41.0%
11
China
KWD 71069996
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 69638905
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 68483129
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 67360930
47.9%
15
India
KWD 14934314
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 114354757
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 93671854
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 86730535
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 86244590
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 83982988
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 83981506
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 83531045
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 79138840
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 78817554
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 78480697
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 77528878
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 73709588
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 129197902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 129199065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 127907557
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 122742204
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 122742204
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 118866134
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 96901825
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 96901798
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 75248782
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 64608674
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%.