Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,795,004 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,794,733 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
2,794,733 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 2,795,004 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 33,540,048 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 33,536,793 KWD per year, or 2,794,733 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 17887613
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 15593372
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 30183956
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 27839247
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 26163867
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 22674213
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 21805263
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 21801535
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 21802403
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 20824939
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 20462698
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 20131765
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 19794260
41.0%
11
China
KWD 18455747
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 18083795
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 17782124
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 17493443
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3926438
88.3%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 24400438
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 23478189
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 22884848
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 22813979
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 22187048
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 21801709
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 20627219
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 20421236
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 20325560
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 20124380
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 18450078
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 18448122
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 33535630
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 33536793
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 33201908
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 31863046
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 31863046
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 30856844
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 25155121
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 25155094
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 19534118
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 16777538
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%.