Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,343,416 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,343,145 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
5,343,145 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 5,343,416 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 64,120,992 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 64,117,737 KWD per year, or 5,343,145 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 34187256
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 29804459
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 56752510
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 46487891
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 43044693
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 42802803
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 41680125
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 41678643
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 41455967
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 39276526
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 39119504
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 38952901
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 38480082
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 36582968
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 64116574
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 64117737
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 63477042
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 60914942
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 60914942
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 58991313
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 48090829
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 48090802
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 37344766
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 32068010
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%.