Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,391,920 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,391,649 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
4,391,649 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 4,391,920 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 52,703,040 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 52,699,785 KWD per year, or 4,391,649 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 28101488
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 24498491
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 47430648
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 43744531
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 41111001
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 35628395
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 34261208
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 34257480
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 34258348
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 32721963
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 32152123
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 31629560
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 31100234
41.0%
11
China
KWD 28995392
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 28411274
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 27938510
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 27482859
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6131527
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 46646698
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 38209876
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 35380393
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 35181320
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 34258456
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 34256974
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 34074261
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 32283031
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 32154827
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 32018094
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 31629310
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 30069426
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 38341515
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 36892283
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 35960236
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 35848646
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 34863367
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 34257654
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 32412459
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 32088624
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 31938103
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 31622175
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 28989723
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 28987768
45.0%
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%.