Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,015,780 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,015,509 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
3,015,509 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 3,015,780 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 36,189,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 36,186,105 KWD per year, or 3,015,509 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 19299697
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 16824518
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 32568336
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 30038176
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 28230330
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 24465148
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 23527316
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 23523588
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 23524456
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 22469720
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 22078779
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 21721352
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 21357328
41.0%
11
China
KWD 19912868
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 19511584
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 19186260
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 18874494
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4231295
88.3%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 26327813
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 25332707
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 24692540
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 24616041
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 23939568
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 23523762
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 22256546
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 22034270
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 21931011
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 21713967
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 19907199
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 19905244
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 36184942
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 36186105
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 35824727
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 34379892
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 34379892
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 33294211
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 27142105
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 27142078
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 21077104
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 18102194
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%.