Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,150,725 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,150,454 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
3,150,454 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 3,150,725 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 37,808,700 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 37,805,445 KWD per year, or 3,150,454 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 20162805
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 17577032
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 33464000
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 27411480
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 25382567
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 25239348
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 24577135
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 24575653
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 24445070
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 23160247
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 23069637
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 22971868
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 22692706
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 21572727
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 27505882
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 26466245
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 25797456
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 25717516
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 25010761
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 24576333
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 23252440
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 23020205
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 22912311
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 22685571
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 20797836
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 20795881
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 37804282
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 37805445
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 37427873
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 35918265
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 35918265
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 34784004
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 28356610
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 28356583
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 22020224
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 18911864
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%.