Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
147,000,100 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 146,996,845 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
146,996,845 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 147,000,100 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 147,000,100 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 146,996,845 KWD per year, or 12,249,737 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 78361821
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 68318712
53.5%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 146995682
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 146996845
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 145527359
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 139650095
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 139650095
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 135240092
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 110250160
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 110250133
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 85614387
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 73507564
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%.