Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,953,694 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,953,423 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
4,953,423 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 4,953,694 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 59,444,328 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 59,441,073 KWD per year, or 4,953,423 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 31694595
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 27631195
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 52613284
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 43097310
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 39905483
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 39681130
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 38640293
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 38638811
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 38432504
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 36412069
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 36266852
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 36112483
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 35674083
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 33915095
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 43245802
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 41611185
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 40559986
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 40434070
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 39322729
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 38639491
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 36558351
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 36193057
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 36023242
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 35666948
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 32697432
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 32695476
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 59439910
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 59441073
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 58847145
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 56472112
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 56472112
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 54688782
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 44583331
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 44583304
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 34621030
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 29729678
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%.