Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,560,096 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,559,825 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
1,559,825 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 1,560,096 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 18,721,152 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,717,897 KWD per year, or 1,559,825 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9989142
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8706972
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 16846949
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 15539564
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 14605128
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 12656639
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 12172981
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 12170121
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 12169253
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 11624875
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 11423172
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 11240427
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11051260
41.0%
11
China
KWD 10305354
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10097472
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 9928110
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 9768546
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2221225
88.1%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13619691
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 13104962
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12773545
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12734166
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12384348
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12169427
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11513598
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11398751
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11345486
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11233042
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10299685
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10297729
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 18716734
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 18717897
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 18531201
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 17785094
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 17785094
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 17223460
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 14040949
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 14040922
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10903445
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9368090
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%.