Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,823,399 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,823,128 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
3,823,128 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 3,823,399 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 45,880,788 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 45,877,533 KWD per year, or 3,823,128 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 24465228
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 21328163
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 40608452
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 33263744
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 30800956
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 30627467
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 29823992
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 29822510
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 29663675
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 28104401
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 27993417
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 27874531
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 27535959
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 26177570
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 33378326
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 32116707
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 31305243
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 31208150
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 30350447
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 29823190
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 28216774
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 27934896
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 27803900
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 27528824
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 25237485
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 25235529
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 45876370
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 45877533
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 45419240
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 43586749
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 43586749
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 42210325
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 34410676
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 34410649
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 26721489
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 22947908
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%.