Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,975,465 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,975,194 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
3,975,194 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 3,975,465 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 47,705,580 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 47,702,325 KWD per year, or 3,975,194 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 25437842
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 22176152
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 42223541
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 34586718
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 32025848
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 31845516
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 31010107
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 31008625
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 30843403
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 29222086
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 29106497
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 28982837
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 28630834
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 27218550
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 34705863
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 33394061
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 32550344
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 32449374
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 31557547
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 31009305
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 29339021
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 29045920
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 28909702
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 28623699
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 26241120
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 26239165
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 47701162
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 47702325
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 47225784
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 45320301
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 45320301
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 43889134
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 35779270
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 35779243
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 27784266
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 23860304
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%.