Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,510,860 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,510,589 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
1,510,589 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 1,510,860 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 18,130,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,127,065 KWD per year, or 1,510,589 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 9674228
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8432410
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 16315200
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 15049173
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 14144279
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 12257237
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 11788940
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 11786080
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 11785212
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 11258066
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 11062764
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 10885928
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 10702675
41.0%
11
China
KWD 9980396
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 9779056
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9614969
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9460553
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2153238
88.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16047040
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13144654
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12173455
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12104030
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 11786188
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 11784706
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11722997
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11107240
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11066297
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11020007
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 10885678
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10346899
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 18125902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 18127065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 17946277
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 17223804
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 17223804
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 16679894
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 13597825
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 13597798
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10559338
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9072674
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%.