Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,072,062 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,071,791 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
6,071,791 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 6,072,062 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 72,864,744 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 72,861,489 KWD per year, or 6,071,791 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 38847676
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 33867716
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 65576182
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 60478745
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 56837130
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 49257707
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 47366316
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 47362588
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 47363456
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 45239020
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 44450763
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 43726582
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 42995437
41.0%
11
China
KWD 40084329
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 39276988
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 38624213
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 37992891
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8451538
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 64491439
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 52827112
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 48913937
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 48639258
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 47363564
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 47362081
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 47108802
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 44632074
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 44452984
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 44263507
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 43726333
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 41570973
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 53009154
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 51005476
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 49717071
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 49562637
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 48200334
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 47362762
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 44811907
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 44364077
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 44155853
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 43719197
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 40078660
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 40076705
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 72861489
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 72860326
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 72133357
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 69221507
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 69221507
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 67035564
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 54648643
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 54648616
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 42437214
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 36439886
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%.