Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,587,730 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,587,459 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
5,587,459 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 5,587,730 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 67,052,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 67,049,505 KWD per year, or 5,587,459 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 35749889
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 31166864
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 48780936
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 46937087
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 45751409
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 45609325
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 44355707
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 43584972
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 41237537
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 40825451
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 40633861
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 40232007
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 36882069
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 36880114
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 67049505
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 67048342
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 66379493
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 63700122
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 63700122
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 61688539
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 50289655
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 50289628
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 39052257
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 33533894
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%.