Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,715,940 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,715,669 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
4,715,669 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 4,715,940 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 56,591,280 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 56,588,025 KWD per year, or 4,715,669 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 30173920
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 26305372
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 50930064
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 46971770
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 44143828
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 38256846
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 36788564
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 36784836
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 36785704
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 35135911
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 34523950
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 33962504
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 33394256
41.0%
11
China
KWD 31133924
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 30506757
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 29999277
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 29509747
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6578948
88.4%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 41170209
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 39614051
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 38613280
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 38493427
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 37435438
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 36785010
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 34803727
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 34455979
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 34294330
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 33955119
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 31128255
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 31126300
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 56586862
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 56588025
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 56022627
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 53761716
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 53761716
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 52063978
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 42443545
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 42443518
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 32959386
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 28303154
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%.