Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,987,320 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,987,049 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
5,987,049 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 5,987,320 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 71,847,840 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 71,844,585 KWD per year, or 5,987,049 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 38305666
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 33395156
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 64660968
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 59634715
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 56043945
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 48570280
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 46705328
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 46701600
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 46702468
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 44607692
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 43830451
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 43116440
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 42395474
41.0%
11
China
KWD 39525032
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 38728950
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 38085254
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 37462792
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8334523
88.4%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 52269357
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 50293643
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 49023212
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 48870939
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 47527652
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 46701774
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 44186511
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 43744935
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 43539622
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 43109055
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 39519363
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 39517408
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 71844585
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 71843422
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 71126622
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 68255448
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 68255448
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 66100013
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 53885965
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 53885938
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 41844959
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 35931434
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%.