Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
30,266,875 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 30,266,604 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
30,266,604 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 30,266,875 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 363,202,500 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 363,199,245 KWD per year, or 30,266,604 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 193597700
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 168788832
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 326880162
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 301459082
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 283300580
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 245526028
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 236082132
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 236082997
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 236085857
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 225490369
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 221556794
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 217929236
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 214291810
41.0%
11
China
KWD 199770095
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 195748236
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 192503224
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 189342154
47.9%
15
India
KWD 41860759
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 321463870
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 263321985
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 243803156
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 242439710
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 236083105
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 236081623
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 234812162
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 222463950
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 221552054
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 220603046
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 217928986
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 207198501
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 363198082
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 363199245
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 359567735
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 345042375
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 345042375
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 334146300
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 272401960
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 272401933
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 211532827
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 181608764
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%.