Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,567,384 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,567,113 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
3,567,113 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 3,567,384 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 42,808,608 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 42,805,353 KWD per year, or 3,567,113 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 22827756
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 19900509
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 38525660
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 35532152
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 33393344
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 28939759
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 27829827
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 27826099
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 27826967
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 26579170
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 26116520
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 25692901
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 25262618
41.0%
11
China
KWD 23553455
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 23078885
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 22694461
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 22325021
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4992973
88.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 37889324
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 31036413
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 28738756
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 28576787
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 27827075
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 27825593
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 27677511
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 26222691
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 26119461
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 26008612
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 25692651
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 24424999
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 31143315
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 29966181
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 29209018
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 29118453
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 28318200
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 27826273
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 26327383
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 26064399
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 25942196
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 25685516
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 23547786
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 23545830
45.0%
12
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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%.