Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
27,239,676 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 27,239,405 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
27,239,405 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 27,239,676 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 326,876,112 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 326,872,857 KWD per year, or 27,239,405 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 174235735
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 151907815
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 289312074
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 236985353
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 219419068
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 218191846
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 212470953
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 212469471
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 211327152
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 200214037
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 199393828
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 198539851
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 196133154
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 186475568
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 326871694
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 326872857
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 323604611
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 310532306
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 310532306
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 300726023
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 245157169
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 245157142
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 190375975
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 163445570
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%.