Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,752,504 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,752,233 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
2,752,233 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 2,752,504 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 33,030,048 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 33,026,793 KWD per year, or 2,752,233 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 17615783
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 15356373
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 29234506
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 23946957
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 22174897
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 22049598
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 21471011
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 21469529
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 21355672
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 20233323
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 20154774
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 20069506
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 19825515
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 18846673
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 24029413
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 23121189
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 22536862
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 22467077
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 21849683
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 21470209
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 20313569
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 20110723
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 20016506
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 19818380
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 18169578
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 18167622
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 33025630
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 33026793
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 32697008
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 31378546
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 31378546
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 30387644
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 24772621
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 24772594
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 19237089
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 16522538
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%.