Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,000,007 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,999,736 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
1,999,736 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 2,000,007 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 24,000,084 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 23,996,829 KWD per year, or 1,999,736 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 12802813
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 11160113
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 21597988
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 19921077
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 18722695
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 16225197
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 15604287
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 15601427
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 15600559
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 14902211
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 14643320
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 14407786
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 14165777
41.0%
11
China
KWD 13208766
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 12942438
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 12725944
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 12520384
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2828673
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 21242257
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 17400233
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 16113534
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 16022097
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 15601535
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 15600052
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 15517800
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 14702470
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 14646712
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 14585067
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 14407537
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 13695394
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 23996829
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 23995666
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 23757343
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 22800080
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 22800080
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 22080077
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 18000148
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 18000121
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 13977948
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 12007556
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%.