Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,749,738 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,749,467 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
1,749,467 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 1,749,738 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 20,996,856 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 20,993,601 KWD per year, or 1,749,467 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 11202092
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9764501
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 18895083
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 17428398
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16380177
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14195015
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 13652188
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13649328
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 13648460
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13037707
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12811351
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12605850
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12393902
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11556991
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11323913
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11134233
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10954841
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2483091
88.2%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 20992438
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 20993601
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 20784148
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 19947013
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 19947013
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 19317108
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15747727
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 15747700
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12228838
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10505942
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%.