Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,484,960 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,484,689 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
5,484,689 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 5,484,960 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 65,819,520 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 65,816,265 KWD per year, or 5,484,689 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 35092572
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 30593772
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 58255845
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 47719324
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 44184830
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 43936571
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 42784168
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 42782686
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 42554065
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 40316875
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 40155566
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 39984519
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 39499198
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 37551919
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 47883754
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 46073819
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 44909939
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 44770476
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 43539918
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 42783366
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 40479094
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 40074593
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 39886532
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 39492063
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 36203787
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 36201832
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 65816265
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 65815102
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 65158585
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 62528544
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 62528544
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 60553958
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 49364725
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 49364698
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 38334005
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 32917274
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%.