Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,371,120 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,370,849 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
4,370,849 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 4,371,120 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 52,453,440 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 52,450,185 KWD per year, or 4,370,849 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 45634493
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 42749554
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 42225019
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 40388825
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 30685262
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 30190162
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 29374557
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 28592416
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 27763043
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 27706549
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 27594847
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 27176303
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 27151489
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 26871451
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 26491804
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 26234596
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 25676518
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 25430979
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 25182199
52.0%
19
France
KWD 21676163
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 19608712
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 19318057
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 18885982
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 27968451
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 24382501
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 46425781
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 38028916
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 35212849
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 35014712
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 34096216
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 34094734
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 33912894
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 32130151
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 32002577
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 31866497
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 31479550
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 29927038
43.0%
12
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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%.