Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,993,847 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,993,576 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
1,993,576 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 1,993,847 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 23,926,164 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,922,909 KWD per year, or 1,993,576 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 12763413
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 11125762
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 21531460
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 19859724
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 18665037
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 16175227
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 15556239
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15553379
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 15552511
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 14856319
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14598229
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 14363434
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 14122165
41.0%
11
China
KWD 13168110
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12902600
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12686766
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12481851
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2820167
88.2%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 17406337
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 16748470
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 16325054
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 16274615
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 15827463
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 15552685
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 14714680
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 14567823
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 14499661
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 14356049
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 13162441
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 13160486
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 23922909
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 23921746
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 23684163
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 22729856
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 22729856
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 22012071
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 17944708
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 17944681
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13934896
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11970596
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%.