Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,249,660 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,249,389 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
5,249,389 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 5,249,660 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 62,995,920 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 62,992,665 KWD per year, or 5,249,389 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 33587593
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 29281634
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 55756730
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 45672214
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 42289489
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 42051818
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 40948828
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 40947346
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 40728608
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 38587420
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 38433237
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 38269578
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 37805038
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 35941154
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 45829585
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 44097299
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 42983326
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 42849863
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 41672107
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 40948026
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 38742580
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 38355444
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 38175465
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 37797903
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 34650807
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 34648852
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 62991502
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 62992665
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 62363221
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 59846124
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 59846124
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 57956246
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 47247025
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 47246998
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 36689513
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 31505474
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%.