Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,133,523 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,133,252 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
5,133,252 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 5,133,523 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 61,602,276 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 61,599,021 KWD per year, or 5,133,252 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 32844781
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 28634002
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 55439961
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 51130897
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 48052405
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 41644279
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 40045711
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 40041984
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 40042851
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 38246905
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 37580657
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 36969102
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 36350694
41.0%
11
China
KWD 33889972
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 33207325
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 32655105
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 32121914
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7155564
88.4%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 44815709
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 43121749
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 42032407
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 41901906
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 40750211
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 40042158
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 37885489
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 37506924
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 37330933
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 36961716
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 33884303
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 33882347
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 61597858
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 61599021
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 60983513
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 58522162
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 58522162
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 56674094
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 46201792
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 46201765
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 35877840
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 30808652
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%.