Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,772,709 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,772,438 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
2,772,438 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 2,772,709 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 33,272,508 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 33,269,253 KWD per year, or 2,772,438 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 17745014
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 15469045
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 29449103
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 24122741
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 22337648
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 22211440
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 21628610
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 21627128
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 21512422
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 20381830
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 20302669
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 20216766
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 19970991
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 18984988
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 24205803
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 23290911
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 22702299
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 22631998
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 22010070
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 21627808
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 20462682
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 20258344
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 20163434
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 19963856
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 18302931
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 18300975
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 33268090
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 33269253
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 32937043
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 31608883
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 31608883
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 30610707
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 24954466
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 24954439
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 19378300
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 16643768
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%.