Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,114,372 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,114,101 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
3,114,101 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 3,114,372 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 37,372,464 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 37,369,209 KWD per year, or 3,114,101 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 19930291
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 17374311
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 33633130
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 31020153
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 29153151
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 25264926
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 24296334
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 24292606
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 24293474
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 23204230
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 22800472
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 22431214
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 22055347
41.0%
11
China
KWD 20563575
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 20149192
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 19813305
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 19491231
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4367435
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 33077896
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 27095209
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 25089744
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 24948161
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 24293582
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 24292099
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 24163043
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 22893053
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 22803544
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 22706916
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 22430965
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 21323869
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 27188521
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 26160880
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 25499801
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 25420788
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 24722191
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 24292780
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 22984155
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 22754603
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 22647958
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 22423829
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 20557906
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 20555951
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%.