Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,740,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,739,729 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
1,739,729 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 1,740,000 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 20,880,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 20,876,745 KWD per year, or 1,739,729 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 11139808
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9710197
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 15190253
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 14616155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 14246581
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 14202614
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 13812426
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 13572678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 12841290
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 12713166
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 12653722
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 12528351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 11487051
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 11485096
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 20875582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 20876745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 20668460
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 19836000
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 19836000
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 19209600
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15660085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 15660058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12160780
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10447514
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%.