Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
615,743 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 615,472 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
615,472 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 615,743 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.01 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 7,388,916 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,385,661 KWD per year, or 615,472 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 3949060
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3440837
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 6647937
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6133808
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 5765984
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 4996048
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 4807027
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 4804167
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 4803299
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 4589445
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4510508
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4441086
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4365354
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4072624
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 3990208
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 3922025
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 3861200
47.7%
15
India
KWD 917222
87.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6540027
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5357136
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 4963287
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 4934143
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 4804275
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 4802793
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 4778680
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4528130
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4514298
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4496108
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 4440836
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4219304
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 7385661
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7384498
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 7312287
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7019470
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 7019470
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 6797803
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5541772
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 5541745
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4303437
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3701972
49.9%
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%.