Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,566,244 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,565,973 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
1,565,973 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 1,566,244 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 18,794,928 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,791,673 KWD per year, or 1,565,973 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 10028464
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8741256
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13673363
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 13156605
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12823884
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12784348
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12433151
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12217381
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11558970
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11443670
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11390194
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11277308
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10340262
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10338306
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%.