Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,484,480 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,484,209 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
5,484,209 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 5,484,480 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 65,813,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 65,810,505 KWD per year, or 5,484,209 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 35089502
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 30591095
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 59230296
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 54626428
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 51337362
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 44491242
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 42783176
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 42779448
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 42780316
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 40861534
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 40149663
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 39495992
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 38835427
41.0%
11
China
KWD 36206288
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 35477013
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 34887192
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 34317305
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7640180
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 58250747
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 47715148
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 44180964
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 43932726
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 42780424
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 42778942
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 42550341
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 40313347
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 40152052
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 39981021
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 39495742
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 37548633
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 47879564
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 46069787
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 44906008
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 44766558
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 43536108
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 42779622
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 40475552
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 40071086
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 39883042
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 39488607
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 36200619
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 36198664
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 65810505
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 65809342
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 65152883
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 62523072
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 62523072
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 60548659
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 49360405
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 49360378
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 38330651
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 32914394
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%.