Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,222,404 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,222,133 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
4,222,133 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 4,222,404 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 50,668,848 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 50,665,593 KWD per year, or 4,222,133 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 27017264
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 23553194
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 45599876
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 42056151
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 39524331
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 34253282
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 32938983
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 32935255
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 32936123
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 31459068
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 30911266
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 30409045
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 29900081
41.0%
11
China
KWD 27876587
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 27314991
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 26860388
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 26422461
47.9%
15
India
KWD 5897452
88.4%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 36861640
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 35468349
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 34572256
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 34464989
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 33517749
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 32935429
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 31161431
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 30850106
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 30705407
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 30401660
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 27870918
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 27868962
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 50664430
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 50665593
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 50159420
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 48135406
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 48135406
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 46615340
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 38001721
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 38001694
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 29510103
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 25341938
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%.