Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,037,280 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,037,009 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
4,037,009 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 4,037,280 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 48,447,360 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 48,444,105 KWD per year, or 4,037,009 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 25833211
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 22520860
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 42880076
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 35124508
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 32523768
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 32340654
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 31492264
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 31490782
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 31322964
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 29676427
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 29558965
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 29433364
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 29075902
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 27641710
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 35245508
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 33913307
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 33056479
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 32953932
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 32048235
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 31491462
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 29795216
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 29497553
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 29359212
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 29068767
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 26649099
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 26647144
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 48442942
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 48444105
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 47960147
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 46024992
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 46024992
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 44571571
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 36335605
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 36335578
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 28216286
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 24231194
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%.