Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
199,065,610 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 199,062,355 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
199,062,355 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 199,065,610 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 199,065,610 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 199,062,355 KWD per year, or 16,588,530 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.
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 176189427
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 144322739
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 133626268
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 132878336
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 129394127
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 129392644
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 128697662
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 121930105
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 121432486
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 120912865
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 119446852
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 113564150
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 199061192
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 199062355
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 197072214
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 189112330
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 189112329
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 183140361
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 149299292
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 149299266
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 115937861
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 99540319
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%.