Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,426,085 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,425,814 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
4,425,814 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 4,426,085 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 53,113,020 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 53,109,765 KWD per year, or 4,425,814 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 28320007
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 24689011
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 47799630
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 44084814
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 41430785
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 35905542
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 34527695
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 34523967
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 34524835
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 32976492
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 32402211
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 31875548
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 31342118
41.0%
11
China
KWD 29220881
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 28632224
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 28155800
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 27696576
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6178704
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 47009563
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 38507112
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 35655592
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 35454982
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 34524943
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 34523461
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 34339313
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 32534143
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 32404905
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 32267100
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 31875298
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 30303305
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 53108602
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 53109765
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 52579150
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 50457369
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 50457369
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 48863978
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 39834850
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 39834823
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 30933613
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 26564024
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%.