Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
4,946,256 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 4,945,985 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
4,945,985 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 4,946,256 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 59,355,072 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 59,351,817 KWD per year, or 4,945,985 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 31647021
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 27589717
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 53417477
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 49265717
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 46299586
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 40125169
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 38585029
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 38581301
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 38582169
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 36851766
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 36209863
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 35620779
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 35024866
41.0%
11
China
KWD 32654010
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 31996243
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 31464087
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 30950476
47.9%
15
India
KWD 6896978
88.4%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 59350654
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 59351817
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 58758782
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 56387318
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 56387318
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 54606666
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 44516389
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 44516362
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 34569046
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 29685050
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%.