Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,241,243 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,240,972 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
3,240,972 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 3,241,243 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 38,894,916 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 38,891,661 KWD per year, or 3,240,972 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 20741758
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 18081801
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 34425389
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 28198986
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 26111690
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 25964398
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 25283175
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 25281693
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 25147309
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 23825555
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 23732203
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 23631592
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 23344436
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 22192375
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 38890498
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 38891661
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 38503227
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 36950170
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 36950170
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 35783323
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 29171272
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 29171245
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 22652847
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 19454972
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%.