Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
26,826,384 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 26,826,113 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
26,826,113 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 26,826,384 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 321,916,608 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 321,913,353 KWD per year, or 26,826,113 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 171592320
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 149603113
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 289722860
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 267191792
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 251097584
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 217616765
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 209246302
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 209247167
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 209250027
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 199858713
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 196372400
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 193157701
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 189933547
41.0%
11
China
KWD 177062855
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 173498098
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 170621701
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 167820360
47.9%
15
India
KWD 37109983
88.5%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 321912190
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 321913353
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 318694702
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 305820778
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 305820778
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 296163279
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 241437541
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 241437514
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 187487510
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 160965818
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%.