Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,750,008 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,749,737 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
1,749,737 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 1,750,008 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 21,000,096 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 20,996,841 KWD per year, or 1,749,737 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 11203819
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9766006
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 18897999
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 17431087
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 16382704
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 14197205
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 13654294
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13651434
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 13650566
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13039719
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12813328
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12607794
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 12395814
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11558773
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 11325659
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11135950
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10956530
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2483464
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 18587024
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 15225242
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14099792
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14019605
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 13651542
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13650060
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13578308
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 12864977
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 12816792
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12762994
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12607544
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11984006
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 20995678
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 20996841
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 20787355
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 19950091
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 19950091
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 19320088
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15750157
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 15750130
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12230725
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10507562
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%.