Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,157,480 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,157,209 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
2,157,209 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 2,157,480 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 25,889,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 25,886,505 KWD per year, or 2,157,209 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 13810010
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 12038253
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 22914773
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 18770248
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 17381979
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 17283456
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 16829824
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 16828342
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 16739475
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 15859897
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 15799369
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 15732780
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 15541342
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 14773388
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 18834854
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 18122987
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 17664865
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 17610253
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 17126382
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 16829022
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 15922292
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 15763358
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 15689577
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 15534207
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 14242419
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 14240464
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 25886505
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 25885342
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 25628123
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 24595272
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 24595272
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 23818579
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 19417405
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 19417378
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 15078514
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 12952394
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%.