Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,392,353 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,392,082 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
4,392,082 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 4,392,353 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 52,708,236 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 52,704,981 KWD per year, or 4,392,082 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 28104258
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 24500906
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 46651296
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 38213643
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 35383881
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 35184789
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 34261833
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 34260351
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 34077620
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 32286213
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 32157997
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 32021250
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 31632428
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 30072390
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 38345295
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 36895921
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 35963782
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 35852180
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 34866804
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 34261032
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 32415655
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 32091787
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 31941251
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 31625292
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 28992581
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 28990625
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 52703818
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 52704981
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 52178414
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 50072824
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 50072824
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 48491577
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 39531262
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 39531235
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 30697862
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 26361632
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%.