Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,610,720 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,610,449 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
2,610,449 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 2,610,720 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 31,328,640 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 31,325,385 KWD per year, or 2,610,449 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 16708933
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 14565722
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 27728622
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 22713436
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 21032827
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 20913908
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 20365096
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 20363614
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 20255711
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 19191211
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 19116956
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 19036139
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 18804670
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 17876079
42.9%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 22791639
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 21930203
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 21375949
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 21309779
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 20724201
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 20364294
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 19267203
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 19074820
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 18985473
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 18797535
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 17233803
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 17231848
45.0%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 31324222
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 31325385
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 31012614
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 29762208
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 29762208
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 28822349
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 23496565
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 23496538
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 18246172
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 15671834
50.0%
10
Show more
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%.