Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
36,564,959 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 36,564,688 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
36,564,688 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 36,564,959 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 438,779,508 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 438,776,253 KWD per year, or 36,564,688 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 233880245
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 203909770
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 388355644
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 318115316
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 294534222
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 292887363
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 285208160
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 285206678
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 283672697
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 268754867
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 267652217
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 266505498
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 263275191
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 250312539
43.0%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 319212145
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 307145811
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 299389862
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 298457859
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 290252950
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 285207358
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 269849487
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 267151281
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 265895809
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 263268056
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 241331781
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 241329825
45.0%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 438775090
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 438776253
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 434388973
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 416840533
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 416840533
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 403677147
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 329084716
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 329084689
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 255549632
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 219397268
50.0%
10
Show more
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%.