Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,476,292 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,476,021 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
2,476,021 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 2,476,292 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 29,715,504 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 29,712,249 KWD per year, or 2,476,021 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 15849131
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13816091
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 26741866
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 24664876
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 23180723
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 20088821
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 19319310
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 19315582
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 19316450
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 18450535
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 18129726
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 17837038
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 17537817
41.0%
11
China
KWD 16352247
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 16022640
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 15755116
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 15499758
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3486347
88.3%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 29711086
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 29712249
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 29415609
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 28229729
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 28229729
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 27338264
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 22286713
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 22286686
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 17306665
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14865266
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%.