Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
30,721,201 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 30,720,930 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
30,720,930 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 30,721,201 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 368,654,412 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 368,651,157 KWD per year, or 30,720,930 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 196503569
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 171322358
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 326289254
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 267274621
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 247462751
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 246078861
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 239626848
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 239625366
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 238336823
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 225803246
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 224877589
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 223914319
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 221200134
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 210308626
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 268196138
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 258058244
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 251541756
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 250758769
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 243865199
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 239626046
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 226722553
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 224455617
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 223400843
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 221192998
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 202762978
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 202761022
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 368649994
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 368651157
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 364965128
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 350221691
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 350221691
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 339162059
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 276490894
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 276490867
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 214708075
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 184334720
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%.