Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,476,804 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,476,533 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
1,476,533 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 1,476,804 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 17,721,648 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 17,718,393 KWD per year, or 1,476,533 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 9456406
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8242498
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 15947396
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 14709975
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 13825515
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 11980975
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 11523303
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 11520443
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 11519575
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 11004349
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 10813474
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 10640725
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10461562
41.0%
11
China
KWD 9755627
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9558811
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9398372
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9247518
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2106212
88.1%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 12892552
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 12405309
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12091558
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12054303
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 11723176
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 11519749
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 10898903
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 10790203
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 10739799
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 10633340
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 9749958
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 9748002
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 17717230
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 17718393
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 17541692
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 16835566
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 16835566
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 16303916
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 13291321
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 13291294
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10321324
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 8868338
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%.