Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
2,990,784 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 2,990,513 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
2,990,513 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 2,990,784 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 35,889,408 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 35,886,153 KWD per year, or 2,990,513 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 19139822
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 16685129
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 31765271
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 26019993
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 24094243
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 23958221
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 23329595
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 23328113
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 23204248
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 21984681
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 21898915
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 21806167
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 21541131
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 20477838
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 26109597
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 25122741
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 24487875
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 24412013
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 23741149
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 23328793
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 22072075
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 21851644
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 21749244
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 21533996
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 19742226
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 19740270
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%.