Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
61,655,048 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 61,654,777 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
61,654,777 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 61,655,048 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 739,860,576 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 739,857,321 KWD per year, or 61,654,777 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 394356455
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 343823347
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 665872431
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 614085286
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 577093879
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 500146885
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 480909885
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 480910746
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 480913606
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 459332249
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 451318220
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 443924082
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 436516308
41.0%
11
China
KWD 406932037
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 398739952
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 392132004
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 385689067
47.9%
15
India
KWD 85202875
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 654836777
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 536399090
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 496634889
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 493858976
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 480910854
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 480909372
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 478321608
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 453167021
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 451304450
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 449370095
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 443923832
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 422068750
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 739856158
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 739857321
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 732459230
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 702867547
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 702867547
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 680671730
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 554895517
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 430902257
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 369937802
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%.