Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,459,297 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,459,026 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
2,459,026 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 2,459,297 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 29,511,564 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 29,508,309 KWD per year, or 2,459,026 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 15740431
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13721320
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 26558320
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 24495606
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 23021649
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 19950958
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 19186749
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 19183021
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 19183889
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 18323922
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 18005323
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17714674
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 17417495
41.0%
11
China
KWD 16240080
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 15912731
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15647028
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 15393447
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3462880
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 26120363
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 21396056
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 19813115
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 19701010
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 19183997
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 19182514
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 19080972
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 18078252
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 18008583
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 17932519
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 17714425
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 16839501
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 29507146
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 29508309
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 29213709
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 28035986
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 28035986
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 27150639
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 22133758
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 22133731
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 17187889
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14763296
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%.