Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
22,940,388 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 22,940,117 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
22,940,117 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 22,940,388 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 275,284,656 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 275,281,401 KWD per year, or 22,940,117 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 146737489
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 127933059
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 243649457
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 199581548
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 184788303
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 183754549
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 178936506
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 178935024
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 177973276
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 168614270
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 167924277
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 167205264
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 165178280
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 157044448
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 200269640
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 192699415
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 187833237
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 187248661
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 182101106
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 178935705
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 169300153
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 167607441
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 166819891
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 165171144
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 151409612
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 151407656
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 275280238
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 275281401
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 272529070
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 261520423
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 261520423
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 253261884
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 206463577
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 206463550
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 160328595
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 137649842
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%.