Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
48,388,616 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 48,388,345 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
48,388,345 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 48,388,616 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 580,663,392 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 580,660,137 KWD per year, or 48,388,345 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 309504356
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 269843779
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 522594965
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 481951623
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 452920075
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 392529590
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 377431714
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 377432577
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 377435437
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 360497334
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 354207938
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 348405771
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 342591562
41.0%
11
China
KWD 319373586
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 312944076
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 307757497
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 302701664
47.9%
15
India
KWD 66884025
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 422432671
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 406464530
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 396200783
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 394967277
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 384109140
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 377431883
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 357108076
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 353537284
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 351875741
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 348398386
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 319367917
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 319365961
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 580658974
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 580660137
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 574854018
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 551630222
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 551630222
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 534210321
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 435497629
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 338184225
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 290339210
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%.