Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,524,416 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,524,145 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
5,524,145 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 5,524,416 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 66,292,992 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 66,289,737 KWD per year, or 5,524,145 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 35344932
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 30813796
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 59661605
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 55024191
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 51711163
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 44815203
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 43094677
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 43090949
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 43091817
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 41159057
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 40441994
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 39783531
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 39118170
41.0%
11
China
KWD 36469866
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 35735285
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 35141185
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 34567123
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7695326
88.4%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 48228205
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 46405250
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 45233000
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 45092531
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 43853120
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 43091123
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 40770280
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 40362866
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 40173451
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 39776146
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 36464197
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 36462241
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 66289737
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 66288574
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 65627322
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 62978342
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 62978342
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 60989553
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 49719829
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 49719802
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 38609760
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 33154010
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%.