Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,692,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,691,729 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
3,691,729 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 3,692,000 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 44,304,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 44,300,745 KWD per year, or 3,691,729 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 23624800
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 20595424
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 39871512
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 36773327
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 34559750
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 29950644
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 28801832
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 28798104
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 28798972
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 27507559
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 27028709
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 26590136
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 26144884
41.0%
11
China
KWD 24375920
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 23884794
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 23487019
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 23104549
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5165048
88.3%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 44299582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 44300745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 43858220
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 42088800
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 42088800
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 40759680
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 33228085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 33228058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 25803151
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 22159514
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%.