Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
20,009,605 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 20,009,334 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
20,009,334 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 20,009,605 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 240,115,260 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 240,112,005 KWD per year, or 20,009,334 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 127992201
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 111589700
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 212521693
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 174083736
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 161180846
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 160278977
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 156076399
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 156074917
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 155236261
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 147073015
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 146471788
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 145844780
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 144076642
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 136981538
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 174683905
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 168080837
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 163836279
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 163326438
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 158836550
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 156075597
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 147670974
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 146194554
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 145507659
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 144069507
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 132066444
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 132064489
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 240110842
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 240112005
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 237711368
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 228109497
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 228109497
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 220906039
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 180086530
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 180086503
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 139845587
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 120065144
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%.