Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,879,166 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,878,895 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
3,878,895 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 3,879,166 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 46,549,992 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 46,546,737 KWD per year, or 3,878,895 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 24821913
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 21639145
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 41892905
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 38637501
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 36311623
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 31468935
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 30261727
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 30257999
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 30258867
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 28901945
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 28398764
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 27937731
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 27469997
41.0%
11
China
KWD 25611216
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 25095222
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 24677395
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 24275356
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5423495
88.4%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 46545574
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 46546737
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 46081752
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 44222492
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 44222492
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 42825993
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 34912579
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 34912552
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 27111240
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 23282510
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%.