Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,751,560 KWD
Pension
- 110 KWD
Social Security
** - 18.75 KWD
Unemployment
- 6.88 KWD
Total tax
- 136 KWD
Net pay
* 9,751,424 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
9,751,424 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 9,751,560 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 234,037,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 234,034,185 KWD per year, or 19,502,849 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 124752723
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 108765312
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 207142330
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 169677316
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 157101109
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 156222032
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 152125816
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 152124334
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 151306950
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 143350351
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 142764464
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 142153355
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 140429950
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 133514355
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 234033022
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 234034185
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 231694326
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 222335568
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 222335568
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 215314445
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 175528165
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 175528138
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 136305804
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 117026234
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%.