Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
65,996,320 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 65,996,049 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
65,996,049 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 65,996,320 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 791,955,840 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 791,952,585 KWD per year, or 65,996,049 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 422123230
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 368032224
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 712758168
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 657324355
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 617728185
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 535363283
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 514771807
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 514772668
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 514775528
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 491674724
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 483096331
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 475181240
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 467251993
41.0%
11
China
KWD 435584432
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 426815566
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 419742494
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 412845645
47.9%
15
India
KWD 91197486
88.5%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 576147927
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 554369243
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 540370903
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 538688400
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 523879094
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 514771974
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 487052931
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 482182691
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 479916429
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 475173855
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 435578763
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 435576808
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 791951422
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 791952585
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 784033542
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 752358048
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 752358048
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 728599373
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 593966965
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 461243060
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 395985434
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%.