Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
34,188,960 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 34,188,689 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
34,188,689 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 34,188,960 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 410,267,520 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 410,264,265 KWD per year, or 34,188,689 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 218683356
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 190660135
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 363120225
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 297444124
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 275395550
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 273855611
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 266675368
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 266673886
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 265239697
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 251291275
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 250260588
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 249188457
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 246167998
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 234047447
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 298469674
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 287187419
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 279935420
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 279064005
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 271392270
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 266674566
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 252314614
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 249791757
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 248617887
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 246160863
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 225650187
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 225648232
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 410263102
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 410264265
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 406162105
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 389754144
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 389754144
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 377446118
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 307700725
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 307700698
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 238943965
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 205141274
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%.