Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,100,034 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,099,763 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
6,099,763 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 6,100,034 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 73,200,408 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 73,197,153 KWD per year, or 6,099,763 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 39026585
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 34023700
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 65878280
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 60757346
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 57098948
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 49484616
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 47584497
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 47580770
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 47581637
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 45447411
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 44655518
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 43927981
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 43193476
41.0%
11
China
KWD 40268945
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 39457887
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 38802115
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 38167868
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8490163
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 64788529
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 53070468
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 49139251
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 48863313
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 47581745
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 47580263
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 47325809
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 44837668
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 44657731
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 44467376
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 43927731
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 41762457
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 53253350
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 51240441
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 49946103
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 49790956
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 48422376
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 47580943
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 45018340
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 44568446
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 44359262
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 43920596
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 40263276
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 40261320
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 73197153
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 73195990
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 72465664
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 69540388
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 69540388
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 67344375
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 54900391
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 54900364
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 42632708
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 36607718
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%.