Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,938,520 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 28,938,249 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
28,938,249 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 28,938,520 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 347,262,240 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 347,258,985 KWD per year, or 28,938,249 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 185101542
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 161381330
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 307355449
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 251765296
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 233103256
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 231799586
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 225721936
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 225720454
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 224506784
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 212700541
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 211828877
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 210921570
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 208364830
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 198105140
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 252633333
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 243083723
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 236945342
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 236207814
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 229714278
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 225721134
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 213566367
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 211430993
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 210437443
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 208357695
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 190997283
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 190995328
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 347257822
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 347258985
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 343786878
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 329899128
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 329899128
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 319481261
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 260446765
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 260446738
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 202249060
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 173638634
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%.