Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,003,054 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,002,783 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
6,002,783 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 6,003,054 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 72,036,648 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 72,033,393 KWD per year, or 6,002,783 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 38406301
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 33482896
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 63758507
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 52226742
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 48358077
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 48086504
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 46825301
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 46823819
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 46573438
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 44124865
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 43947865
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 43760554
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 43229475
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 41098573
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 52406715
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 50425809
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 49152040
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 48999366
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 47652549
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 46824499
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 44302628
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 43859891
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 43654037
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 43222340
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 39623208
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 39621252
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 72033393
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 72032230
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 71313542
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 68434816
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 68434816
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 66273716
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 54027571
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 54027544
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 41954923
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 36025838
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%.