Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,885,515 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,885,244 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
1,885,244 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 1,885,515 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 22,626,180 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 22,622,925 KWD per year, or 1,885,244 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 12070522
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10521654
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 20026240
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 16404153
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 15191301
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 15105016
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 14708497
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 14707015
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 14629571
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 13860954
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 13808664
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13750612
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 13583194
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12911630
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 22622925
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 22621762
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 22397178
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 21494871
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 21494871
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 20816086
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16969720
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16969693
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13177772
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11320604
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%.