Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
59,444,328 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 59,444,057 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
59,444,057 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 59,444,328 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 713,331,936 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 713,328,681 KWD per year, or 59,444,057 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 380216690
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 331495382
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 631356782
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 517165826
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 478827539
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 476151108
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 463667238
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 463665756
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 461170842
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 436918229
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 435122615
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 433257660
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 428006648
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 406935089
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 518949037
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 499332511
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 486723848
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 485208421
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 471869382
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 463666437
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 438699230
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 434312527
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 432271286
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 427999512
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 392335616
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 392333660
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 713327518
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 713328681
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 706195877
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 677665339
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 677665339
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 656265381
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 534999037
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 415451712
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 356673482
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%.