Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
28,713,325 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 28,713,054 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
28,713,054 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 28,713,325 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 344,559,900 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 344,556,645 KWD per year, or 28,713,054 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 183661194
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 160125542
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 310101822
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 285985724
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 268759352
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 232923631
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 223964442
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 223965307
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 223968167
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 213916422
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 210184808
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 206743676
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 203292863
41.0%
11
China
KWD 189516665
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 185701210
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 182622646
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 179624011
47.9%
15
India
KWD 39715551
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 304963659
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 249806100
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 231289310
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 229995774
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 223965415
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 223963933
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 222759721
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 211045357
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 210180515
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 209280277
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 206743426
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 196563550
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 344555482
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 344556645
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 341111561
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 327331905
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 327331905
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 316995108
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 258420010
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 258419983
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 200675190
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 172287464
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%.