Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,312,092 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 31,311,821 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
31,311,821 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 31,312,092 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 375,745,104 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 375,741,849 KWD per year, or 31,311,821 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 200282908
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 174617431
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 273354616
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 263021728
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 256379913
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 255581858
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 248555692
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 244234996
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 231083329
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 228772785
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 227697717
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 225447413
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 206662858
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 206660903
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 375740686
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 375741849
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 371984913
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 356957849
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 356957849
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 345685496
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 281808913
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 281808886
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 218837765
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 187880066
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%.