Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
29,827,200 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 29,823,945 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
29,823,945 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 29,827,200 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 29,827,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 29,823,945 KWD per year, or 2,485,329 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 15908665
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 13867997
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 26399726
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 21624892
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 20024985
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 19911697
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 19389160
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 19387678
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 19285030
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 18271579
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 18201113
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 18124224
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 17903806
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 17019560
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 21699341
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 20879195
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 20351479
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 20288500
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 19730999
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 19388358
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 18343818
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 18160669
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 18075618
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 17896671
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 16408011
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 16406056
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 29822782
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 29823945
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 29526188
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 28335840
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 28335840
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 27441024
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 22370485
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 22370458
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 17371718
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 14921114
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%.