Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,256,605 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,256,334 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
3,256,334 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 3,256,605 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 39,079,260 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 39,076,005 KWD per year, or 3,256,334 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 20840013
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 18167466
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 35169246
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 32436793
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 30484452
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 26418720
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 25405751
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 25402023
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 25402891
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 24263866
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 23841618
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 23455292
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 23062340
41.0%
11
China
KWD 21502313
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 21069033
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 20717907
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 20380961
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4563836
88.3%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 28430215
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 27355637
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 26664391
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 26581751
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 25851236
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 25402197
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 24033834
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 23793785
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 23682256
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 23447907
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 21496644
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 21494689
45.0%
12
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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%.