Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,834 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
* 12,832 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
12,832 KWD
Net pay
1.90 KWD
Tax the employer pays
1.56 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3.47 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1.90 KWD to pay you 12,834 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 26,694,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 26,691,465 KWD per year, or 2,224,289 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 14239053
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 12412321
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 24023160
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 22157625
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 20824511
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 18046771
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 17355800
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 17352940
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 17352072
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 16575131
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 16287048
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 16024568
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 15755585
41.0%
11
China
KWD 14690816
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 14394653
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 14154101
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 13925063
47.8%
15
India
KWD 3138745
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 23627228
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 19353844
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 17922308
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 17820767
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 17353048
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 17351566
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 17259882
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 16352935
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 16290376
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 16221681
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 16024318
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 15232590
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 26691465
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 26690302
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 26425033
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 25359984
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 25359984
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 24559142
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 20021125
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 20021098
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 15547331
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 13354874
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%.