Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
66,006,588 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 66,006,317 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
66,006,317 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 66,006,588 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 792,079,056 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 792,075,801 KWD per year, or 66,006,317 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 422188905
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 368089483
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 701054361
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 574257488
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 531686544
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 528714811
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 514852866
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 514851384
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 512080855
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 485150840
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 483156471
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 481085511
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 475254920
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 451857565
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 576237566
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 554455495
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 540454976
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 538772212
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 523960601
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 514852065
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 487128709
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 482257711
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 479991096
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 475247784
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 435646532
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 435644576
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 792074638
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 792075801
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 784155526
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 752475103
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 752475103
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 728712732
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 594059377
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 461314822
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 396047042
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%.