Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,516,336,640 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 14,516,333,385 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
14,516,333,385 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 14,516,336,640 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 14,516,336,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 14,516,333,385 KWD per year, or 1,209,694,449 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 2.2% 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 7737218197
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 6745806880
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 13064700888
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 12048560419
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 11322745209
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 9435620188
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 9435623048
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 9012227458
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 8854968619
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8709809720
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 8564499421
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7983993872
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 7823273466
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7693664318
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 7567185305
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1670464575
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 12848133988
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 10524344236
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 9744094447
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 9689656748
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 9435620296
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 9435618814
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9384813383
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 8891258611
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8816650597
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 8709809470
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8281066168
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 14371170534
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 14516333385
2.2%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 14516332222
3.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 13790519808
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 13790519808
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 13355029709
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 10887252565
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8454459681
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7258175834
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%.