Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,497,259,713 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,497,259,442 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
2,497,259,442 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 2,497,259,713 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 29,967,116,556 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 29,967,113,301 KWD per year, or 2,497,259,442 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 1.1% 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 15972483892
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13925846110
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 26523325727
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 21726159675
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 20115430466
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 20003052342
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 19478627241
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 19478625759
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 19373742599
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 18354861309
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 0
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 18200836287
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 17980277420
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 17095195333
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 21801077348
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 20976981745
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 20447312439
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 0
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 19823247908
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 19478626440
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 18429776771
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 18245479293
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 18159713721
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17980270284
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 16481917157
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 0
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Bahrain
KWD 29667442651
1.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 29967113301
1.1%
2
Saudi Arabia
KWD 29967112138
1.5%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 28468760728
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 28468760728
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 27569747232
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 22475337502
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 17453148412
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14983565792
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%.