Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,084,206 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,083,935 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
6,083,935 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 6,084,206 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 73,010,472 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 73,007,217 KWD per year, or 6,083,935 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 38925349
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 33935436
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 65707337
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 60599699
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 56950798
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 49356219
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 47461039
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 47457311
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 47458179
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 45329493
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 44539657
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 43814019
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 43081416
41.0%
11
China
KWD 40164480
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 39355525
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 38701449
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 38068857
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8468307
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 64620420
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 52932764
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 49011757
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 48736531
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 47458287
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 47456805
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 47203016
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 44721333
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 44541874
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 44352016
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 43813770
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 41654105
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 53115172
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 51107486
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 49816505
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 49661761
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 48296733
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 47457485
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 44901530
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 44452804
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 44244163
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 43806634
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 40158811
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 40156855
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 73007217
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 73006054
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 72277628
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 69359948
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 69359948
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 67169634
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 54757939
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 54757912
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 42522088
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 36512750
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%.