Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,735,143 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,734,872 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
1,734,872 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 1,735,143 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 20,821,716 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 20,818,461 KWD per year, or 1,734,872 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 11108742
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9683112
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 18737457
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 17283032
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16243568
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14076621
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 13538347
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13535487
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 13534619
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12928975
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12704516
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12500766
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12290571
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11460664
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11229525
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11041409
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10863543
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2462937
88.2%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 20817298
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 20818461
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 20610759
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 19780630
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 19780630
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 19155979
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15616372
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 15616345
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12126834
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10418372
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%.