Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,834,276 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,834,005 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
3,834,005 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 3,834,276 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 46,011,312 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 46,008,057 KWD per year, or 3,834,005 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 24534797
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 21388818
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 41408093
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 38190396
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 35891453
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 31104787
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 29911585
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 29907857
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 29908725
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 28567515
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 28070169
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 27614523
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 27152181
41.0%
11
China
KWD 25314942
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 24804913
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 24391894
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 23994549
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5361509
88.4%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 33473283
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 32208074
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 31394303
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 31296933
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 30436789
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 29908031
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 28297046
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 28014365
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 27882996
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 27607138
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 25309273
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 25307317
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 46006894
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 46008057
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 45548459
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 43710746
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 43710746
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 42330407
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 34508569
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 34508542
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 26797507
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 23013170
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%.