Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,134,400 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,134,129 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
6,134,129 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 6,134,400 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 73,612,800 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 73,609,545 KWD per year, or 6,134,129 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 39246390
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 34215340
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 65153529
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 53369452
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 49416069
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 49138585
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 47849800
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 47848318
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 47592421
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 45090259
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 44909280
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 44717846
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 44175166
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 41997712
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 73609545
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 73608382
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 72873932
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 69932160
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 69932160
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 67723776
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 55209685
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 55209658
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 42872890
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 36813914
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%.