Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,623,153 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,622,882 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
6,622,882 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 6,623,153 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 79,477,836 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 79,474,581 KWD per year, or 6,622,882 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 42372454
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 36940846
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 71527965
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 65967611
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 61995342
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 53728157
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 51664825
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 51661098
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 51661965
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 49344648
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 48484749
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 47694438
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 46897096
41.0%
11
China
KWD 43721530
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 42840971
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 42129152
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 41440209
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9212508
88.4%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 79474581
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 79473418
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 78680318
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 75503944
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 75503944
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 73119609
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 59608462
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 59608435
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 46288745
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 39746432
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%.