Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
35,842,560 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 35,842,289 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
35,842,289 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 35,842,560 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 430,110,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 430,107,465 KWD per year, or 35,842,289 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 229259781
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 199881350
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 380683064
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 311830444
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 288715298
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 287100947
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 279573448
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 279571966
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 278068326
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 263445235
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 262364464
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 261240423
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 258073918
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 245367298
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 312905602
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 301077659
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 293474932
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 292561350
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 284518547
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 279572646
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 264518182
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 261873290
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 260642628
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 258066783
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 236563947
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 236561992
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 430106302
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 430107465
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 425806873
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 408605184
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 408605184
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 395701862
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 322583125
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 322583098
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 250500843
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 215062874
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%.