Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
17,623,322 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 17,623,051 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
17,623,051 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 17,623,322 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 211,479,864 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 211,476,609 KWD per year, or 17,623,051 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 112729535
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 98282716
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 187177048
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 153323074
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 141959336
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 141164850
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 137463392
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 137461909
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 136723478
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 129533835
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 129004883
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 128452786
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 126895405
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 120646047
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 153851654
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 148036060
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 144297633
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 143848642
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 139894236
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 137462590
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 130060206
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 128759893
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 128154953
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 126888269
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 116316976
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 116315021
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 211475446
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 211476609
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 209362326
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 200905871
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 200905871
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 194561475
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 158609983
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 158609956
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 123168046
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 105747446
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%.