Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
31,901,740 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 31,901,469 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
31,901,469 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 31,901,740 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 382,820,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 382,817,625 KWD per year, or 31,901,469 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 204054297
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 177905572
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 338827726
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 277545310
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 256971993
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 255534978
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 248835052
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 248833570
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 247495444
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 234480208
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 233518795
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 232518465
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 229700014
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 218390100
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 278502243
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 267974771
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 261207891
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 260394801
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 253236318
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 248834250
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 235434931
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 233080871
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 231985552
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 229692879
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 210554535
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 210552580
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 382816462
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 382817625
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 378989931
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 363679836
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 363679836
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 352195210
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 287115745
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 287115718
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 222958767
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 191417954
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%.