Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
37,478,068 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 37,477,797 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
37,477,797 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 37,478,068 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 449,736,816 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 449,733,561 KWD per year, or 37,477,797 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 239720491
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 209001675
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 398053749
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 326059364
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 301889315
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 300201366
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 292330410
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 292328928
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 290756597
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 275466218
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 274335912
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 273160528
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 269849576
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 256563299
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 327183587
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 314815927
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 306866307
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 305911020
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 297501210
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 292329609
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 276588231
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 273822638
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 272535807
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 269842440
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 247358300
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 247356344
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 449732398
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 449733561
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 445236708
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 427249975
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 427249975
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 413757871
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 337302697
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 337302670
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 261931278
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 224875922
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%.