Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
23,524,800 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 23,524,529 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
23,524,529 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 23,524,800 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 282,297,600 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 282,294,345 KWD per year, or 23,524,529 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 150475389
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 131192002
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 249856480
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 204665932
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 189495741
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 188435689
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 183494920
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 183493438
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 182507144
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 172909699
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 172202005
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 171464646
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 169386046
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 161045087
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 282293182
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 282294345
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 279471884
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 268182720
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 268182720
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 259713792
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 211723285
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 211723258
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 164413004
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 141156314
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%.