Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
293,041 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 292,770 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.1%
99.9%
Net pay
0.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
292,770 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 293,041 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.02 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 3,516,492 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,513,237 KWD per year, or 292,770 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.1% 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 1885058
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1641306
53.3%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3112619
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2549629
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2363923
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2349300
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2287200
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2285718
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2275158
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2156270
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2152212
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2144152
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 2117382
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2010222
42.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3513237
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3512074
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3478587
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3340667
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3340667
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3235173
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2637454
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2637427
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2048099
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1765760
49.8%
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%.