Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,481,244 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,480,973 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
4,480,973 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 4,481,244 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 53,774,928 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 53,771,673 KWD per year, or 4,480,973 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 28672804
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 24996602
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 47595405
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 38986995
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 36099898
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 35896806
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 34955183
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 34953701
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 34767236
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 32939562
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 32808653
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 32669116
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 32272443
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 30680901
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 39121313
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 37642605
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 36691612
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 36577744
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 35572421
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 34954381
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 33071670
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 32741243
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 32587654
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 32265308
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 29579262
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 29577306
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 53770510
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 53771673
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 53234439
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 51086182
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 51086182
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 49472934
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 40331281
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 40331254
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 31319115
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 26894978
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%.