Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,316,918 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,316,647 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
5,316,647 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 5,316,918 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 63,803,016 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 63,799,761 KWD per year, or 5,316,647 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 34017775
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 29656695
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 57420627
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 52957511
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 49768982
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 43131979
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 41476192
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 41472465
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 41473332
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 39613197
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 38923109
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 38289546
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 37649109
41.0%
11
China
KWD 35100379
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 34393366
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 33821498
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 33269131
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7408804
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 56471075
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 46257359
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 42831252
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 42590554
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 41473440
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 41471958
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 41250395
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 39081766
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 38925547
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 38759776
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 38289296
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 36401574
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 63798598
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 63799761
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 63162246
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 60612865
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 60612865
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 58698775
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 47852347
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 47852320
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 37159573
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 31909022
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%.