Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,288,004 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,287,733 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
2,287,733 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 2,288,004 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 27,456,048 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 27,452,793 KWD per year, or 2,287,733 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 14644841
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 12766113
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 24301065
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 19905807
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 18433350
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 18328953
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 17847911
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 17846429
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 17752081
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 16819248
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 16754768
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 16684081
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 16481115
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 15666901
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 19974328
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 19219389
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 18733582
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 18675642
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 18162482
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 17847109
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 16885559
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 16716993
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 16638729
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 16473980
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 15103878
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 15101922
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 27452793
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 27451630
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 27178748
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 26083246
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 26083246
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 25259564
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 20592121
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 20592094
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 15990736
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 13735538
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%.