Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,848,002 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,847,731 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
1,847,731 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 1,848,002 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 22,176,024 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 22,172,769 KWD per year, or 1,847,731 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 11830589
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 10312465
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 19627816
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 16077790
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 14889134
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 14804537
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 14415896
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 14414413
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 14338545
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 13585233
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 13534080
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 13477206
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 13313101
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 12654832
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 16133111
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 15523372
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 15130890
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 15084170
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 14669746
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 14415094
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 13638344
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 13502250
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 13439097
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 13305965
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 12199864
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 12197909
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 22172769
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 22171606
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 21951524
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 21067223
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 21067223
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 20401942
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 16632103
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 16632076
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 12915597
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 11095526
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%.