Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,350,029 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,349,758 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
2,349,758 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 2,350,029 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 28,200,348 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 28,197,093 KWD per year, or 2,349,758 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 15041553
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13111992
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 25378226
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 23407296
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 21998901
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 19064576
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 18334458
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 18330730
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 18331598
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 17509875
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 17205481
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 16927945
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 16643890
41.0%
11
China
KWD 15518912
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15206079
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 14952083
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 14709927
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3311998
88.3%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 28197093
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 28195930
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 27915605
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 26790331
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 26790331
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 25944320
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 21150346
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 21150319
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 16424223
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14107688
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%.