Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
37,144,240 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 37,143,969 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
37,143,969 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 37,144,240 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 445,730,880 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 445,727,625 KWD per year, or 37,143,969 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 237585327
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 207140101
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 401155704
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 369957638
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 347672716
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 301315212
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 289725580
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 289726444
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 289729304
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 276726737
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 271899106
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 267446264
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 262982729
41.0%
11
China
KWD 245160704
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 240225120
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 236243265
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 232363116
47.9%
15
India
KWD 51357315
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 324269268
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 312011771
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 304132957
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 303186183
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 294851283
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 289725750
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 274124581
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 271383624
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 270108257
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 267438879
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 245155035
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 245153080
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 445726462
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 445727625
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 441270831
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 423444336
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 423444336
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 410072410
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 334298245
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 334298218
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 259598181
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 222872954
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%.