Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,509,160 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,508,889 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
4,508,889 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 4,509,160 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 54,109,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 54,106,665 KWD per year, or 4,508,889 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 28851355
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 25152274
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 47891900
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 39229864
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 36324761
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 36120413
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 35172928
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 35171446
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 34983809
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 33144745
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 33012991
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 32872577
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 32473438
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 30872002
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 39365020
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 37877099
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 36920186
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 36805606
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 35794018
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 35172126
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 33277690
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 32945203
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 32790655
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 32466303
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 29763507
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 29761552
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 54105502
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 54106665
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 53566081
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 51404424
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 51404424
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 49781126
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 40582525
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 40582498
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 31514217
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 27062474
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%.