Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,390,072 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,389,801 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
6,389,801 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 6,390,072 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 76,680,864 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 76,677,609 KWD per year, or 6,389,801 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 40881668
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 35641082
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 69010690
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 63646125
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 59813703
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 51837404
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 49846794
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 49843066
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 49843934
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 47608194
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 46778596
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 46016254
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 45246910
41.0%
11
China
KWD 42183195
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 41333604
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 40646757
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 39982184
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8890660
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 67869014
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 55593799
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 51475507
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 51186518
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 49844042
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 49842559
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 49575924
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 46969448
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 46780725
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 46581265
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 46016005
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 43747936
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 55785382
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 53676760
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 52320905
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 52158362
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 50724697
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 49843240
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 47158821
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 46687522
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 46468376
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 46008869
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 42177526
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 42175571
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 76677609
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 76676446
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 75911316
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 72846821
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 72846821
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 70546395
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 57510733
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 57510706
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 44659761
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 38347946
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%.