Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,632,926 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,632,655 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
6,632,655 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 6,632,926 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 79,595,112 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 79,591,857 KWD per year, or 6,632,655 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 42434962
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 36995345
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 70448360
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 57706628
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 53431696
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 53131778
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 51738303
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 51736821
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 51459985
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 48754425
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 48558347
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 48351263
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 47764554
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 45410412
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 57905497
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 55716734
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 54309369
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 54140633
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 52652472
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 51737501
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 48951083
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 48461862
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 48234376
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 47757418
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 43780363
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 43778407
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 79591857
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 79590694
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 78796421
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 75615356
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 75615356
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 73227503
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 59696419
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 59696392
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 46357048
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 39805070
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%.