Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
25,124,862 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 25,124,591 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
25,124,591 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 25,124,862 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 301,498,344 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 301,495,089 KWD per year, or 25,124,591 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 160709385
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 140114664
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 266850694
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 218586472
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 202384241
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 201252186
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 195975404
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 195973921
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 194920425
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 184670154
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 183913998
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 183126410
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 180906493
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 171998439
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 301493926
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 301495089
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 298480621
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 286423427
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 286423427
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 277378476
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 226123843
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 226123816
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 175595709
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 150756686
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%.