Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,744,435,813 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 9,744,432,558 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
9,744,432,558 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 9,744,435,813 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 9,744,435,813 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,744,432,558 KWD per year, or 812,036,047 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 3.3% 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 5193795056
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 4528285478
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 8769990144
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 8087882732
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7600662564
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 6333884650
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 6333887511
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6049672481
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5944109115
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5846669224
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5749125652
41.0%
11
China
KWD 5359448417
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 5251560826
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 5164556880
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 5079656007
47.9%
15
India
KWD 1121361046
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 7089077107
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6821105224
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6648871801
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6628165278
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 6445944596
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 6333883957
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5992828115
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5932900123
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5905011862
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5846661839
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 5359442748
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 5359440793
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 9646988715
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 9744432558
3.3%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9744431395
4.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9257214022
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 9257214022
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8964880948
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 7308326944
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5675256921
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4872225420
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%.