Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,117,340 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 8,117,204 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
8,117,204 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 8,117,340 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 194,816,160 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 194,812,905 KWD per year, or 16,234,409 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 103847781
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 90539027
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 172428320
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 141241888
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 130773825
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 130041828
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 126631984
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 126630502
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 125950393
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 119327317
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 118840423
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 118331919
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 116897182
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 111139987
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 141728810
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 136371467
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 132927571
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 132513990
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 128871196
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 126631182
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 119812028
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 118614197
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 118056948
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 116890047
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 107151939
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 107149984
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 194811742
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 194812905
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 192865259
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 185075352
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 185075352
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 179230867
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 146112205
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 146112178
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 113462939
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 97415594
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%.