Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
47,613,360 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 47,613,089 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
47,613,089 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 47,613,360 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 571,360,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 571,357,065 KWD per year, or 47,613,089 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 304545818
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 265520604
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 505700402
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 414236404
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 383529092
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 381385055
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 371385688
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 371384206
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 369386192
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 349960615
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 348523333
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 347029780
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 342823678
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 325945251
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 415664686
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 399952379
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 389853065
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 388639328
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 377955158
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 371384886
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 351386686
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 347873109
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 346238191
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 342816543
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 314251227
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 314249272
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 571355902
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 571357065
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 565643977
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 542792304
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 542792304
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 525651494
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 428520325
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 332766023
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 285687674
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%.