Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,870,055,364 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,870,055,093 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
1,870,055,093 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 1,870,055,364 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 22,440,664,368 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 22,440,661,113 KWD per year, or 1,870,055,093 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.5% 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 11960884876
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10428273672
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 20196595844
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 18625752433
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 17503720837
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 0
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 14586433211
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 14586436071
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 13931914056
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 13688808534
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 13464406357
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 13239773538
41.0%
11
China
KWD 12342374123
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12093918333
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 11893558014
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 11698033390
47.9%
15
India
KWD 2582318461
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16325583381
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15708465213
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 15311825949
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 15264139941
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14844499785
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 14586432517
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13801008676
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13662998878
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13598774012
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13464398972
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12342368454
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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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%.