Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,290,059 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,289,788 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
1,289,788 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 1,290,059 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 15,480,708 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 15,477,453 KWD per year, or 1,289,788 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 8261985
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 7201125
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13701919
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 11223686
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10394903
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 10335414
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 10063940
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 10062458
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 10010023
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9484352
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 9450097
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9410739
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 9295911
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8835389
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11262268
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 10836651
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10562509
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10530016
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 10240794
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 10063138
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9520725
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9425807
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9381816
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 9288776
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8517441
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8515485
45.0%
12
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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%.