Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,891,148 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 28,890,877 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
28,890,877 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 28,891,148 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 346,693,776 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 346,690,521 KWD per year, or 28,890,877 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 184798550
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 161117162
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 312022311
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 287756842
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 270423775
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 234366131
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 225351461
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 225352326
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 225355186
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 215241204
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 211486472
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 208024002
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 204551828
41.0%
11
China
KWD 190690297
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 186851217
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 183753600
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 180736373
47.9%
15
India
KWD 39961097
88.5%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 346689358
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 346690521
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 343224098
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 329359087
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 329359087
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 318958274
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 260020417
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 260020390
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 201917981
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 173354402
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%.