Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
21,919,976 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 21,919,705 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
21,919,705 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 21,919,976 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 263,039,712 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 263,036,457 KWD per year, or 21,919,705 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 140210934
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 122242784
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 191361444
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 184127954
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 179478206
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 178919650
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 174001075
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 170976491
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 161769512
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 160152107
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 159399602
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 157824178
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 144674893
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 144672937
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 263035294
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 263036457
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 260406575
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 249887726
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 249887726
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 241996535
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 197279869
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 197279842
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 153197017
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 131527370
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%.