Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,651,284 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,651,013 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
3,651,013 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 3,651,284 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 43,815,408 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 43,812,153 KWD per year, or 3,651,013 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 23364380
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 20368373
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 39431780
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 36367796
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 34178648
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 29620356
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 28484247
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 28480519
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 28481387
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 27204225
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 26730668
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 26296981
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 25856620
41.0%
11
China
KWD 24107195
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 23621478
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 23228065
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 22849853
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5108826
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 38780423
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 31766343
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 29414570
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 29248826
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 28481495
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 28480013
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 28328407
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 26839356
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 26733585
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 26620102
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 26296731
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 24999343
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 31875762
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 30670941
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 29895983
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 29803279
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 28984198
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 28480693
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 26946565
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 26677389
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 26552304
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 26289596
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 24101526
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 24099570
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%.