Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
388,545 KWD
Pension
- 50.77 KWD
Social Security
** - 8.65 KWD
Unemployment
- 3.17 KWD
Total tax
- 62.60 KWD
Net pay
* 388,482 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
388,482 KWD
Net pay
76.15 KWD
Tax the employer pays
62.60 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
139 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 76.15 KWD to pay you 388,545 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 20,204,340 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 20,201,085 KWD per year, or 1,683,424 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 10779681
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 9396215
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 18181818
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 16770610
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 15762015
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 13659274
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 13137053
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 13134193
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 13133325
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 12545687
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 12327916
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 12130340
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 11926326
41.0%
11
China
KWD 11121107
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 10896804
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 10714199
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 10541713
47.8%
15
India
KWD 2391896
88.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 17882716
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 14648319
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 13565641
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 13488438
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 13134301
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 13132819
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 13063851
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 12377577
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 12331400
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 12279684
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 12130090
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 11530055
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 20199922
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 20201085
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 19999557
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 19194123
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 19194123
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 18587993
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 15153340
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 15153313
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11767268
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 10109684
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%.