Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
11,729,422,656 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 11,729,419,401 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
11,729,419,401 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 11,729,422,656 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 11,729,422,656 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 11,729,419,401 KWD per year, or 977,451,617 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.8% 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 6251793043
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 5450716804
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 10556478303
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 9735421812
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 9148952301
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 7624126098
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 7624128958
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 7282018430
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 7154951089
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 7037661330
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6920248040
41.0%
11
China
KWD 6451191181
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 6321326511
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 6216599907
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6114403607
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1349773857
88.5%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 11612125690
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 11729419401
2.8%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 11729418238
3.8%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 11142951523
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 11142951523
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 10791068844
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 8797067077
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 6831333108
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5864718842
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%.