Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,194,628 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,194,357 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
5,194,357 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 5,194,628 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 62,335,536 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 62,332,281 KWD per year, or 5,194,357 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 33235608
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 28974751
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 55172237
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 45193436
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 41846206
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 41611011
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 40519578
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 40518096
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 40301670
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 38182934
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 38030419
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 37868487
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 37408808
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 35564428
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 45349156
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 43635031
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 42532729
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 42400670
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 41235263
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 40518777
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 38336444
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 37953369
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 37775280
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 37401672
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 34287596
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 34285640
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 62331118
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 62332281
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 61709441
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 59218759
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 59218759
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 57348693
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 46751737
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 46751710
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 36304898
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 31175282
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%.