Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,080,480 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,080,209 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
3,080,209 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 3,080,480 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 36,965,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 36,962,505 KWD per year, or 3,080,209 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 19713518
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 17185314
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 32717930
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 26800348
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 24816744
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 24676686
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 24029224
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 24027742
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 23900109
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 22643947
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 22555464
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 22459900
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 22186942
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 21091859
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 26892644
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 25876187
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 25222297
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 25144148
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 24453156
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 24028422
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 22734032
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 22506981
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 22401500
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 22179807
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 20334219
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 20332264
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 36961342
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 36962505
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 36593363
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 35117472
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 35117472
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 34008499
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 27724405
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 27724378
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 21529287
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 18490394
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%.