Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,153,728 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,153,457 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
3,153,457 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 3,153,728 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 37,844,736 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 37,841,481 KWD per year, or 3,153,457 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 20182012
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 17593778
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 33495895
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 27437606
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 25406756
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 25263402
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 24600558
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 24599076
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 24468367
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 23182319
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 23091618
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 22993755
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 22714328
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 21593284
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 37840318
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 37841481
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 37463549
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 35952499
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 35952499
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 34817157
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 28383637
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 28383610
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 22041211
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 18929882
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%.