Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,699,308 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,699,037 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
4,699,037 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 4,699,308 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 56,391,696 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 56,388,441 KWD per year, or 4,699,037 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 30067542
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 26212624
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 50750439
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 46806115
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 43988152
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 38121927
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 36658834
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 36655107
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 36655974
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 35012003
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 34402204
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 33842754
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 33276504
41.0%
11
China
KWD 31024153
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 30399196
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 29893498
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 29405707
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6555982
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 49911457
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 40884152
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 37856403
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 37643498
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 36656082
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 36654600
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 36458977
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 34542332
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 34404819
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 34258436
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 33842504
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 32173675
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 56387278
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 56388441
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 55825039
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 53572111
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 53572111
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 51880360
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 42293857
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 42293830
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 32843146
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 28203362
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%.