Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,820,516 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,820,245 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
2,820,245 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 2,820,516 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 33,846,192 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 33,842,937 KWD per year, or 2,820,245 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 18050788
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 15735639
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 30459485
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 28093347
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 26402659
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 22881166
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 22004257
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 22000529
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 22001397
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 21015003
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 20649446
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 20315451
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 19974882
41.0%
11
China
KWD 18624126
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 18248784
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 17944381
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 17653031
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3961666
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 29956860
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 24538661
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 22722734
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 22594374
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 22001505
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 22000023
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 21883309
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 20733211
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 20652602
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 20565199
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 20315202
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 19312254
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 24623158
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 23692490
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 23093737
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 23022218
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 22389562
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 22000703
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 20815498
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 20607632
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 20511079
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 20308066
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 18618457
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 18616501
45.0%
12
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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%.