Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,265,695 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,265,424 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
6,265,424 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 6,265,695 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 75,188,340 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 75,185,085 KWD per year, or 6,265,424 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 40086153
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 34947500
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 66548009
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 54511719
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 50473651
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 50190258
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 48873901
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 48872419
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 48611007
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 46055277
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 45870321
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 45674766
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 45120490
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 42896503
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 54699570
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 52631993
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 51302519
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 51143147
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 49737393
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 48873099
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 46240919
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 45778799
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 45563925
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 45113355
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 41356638
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 41354683
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 75185085
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 75183922
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 74433717
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 71428923
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 71428923
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 69173273
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 56391340
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 56391313
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 43790500
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 37601684
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%.