Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
6,714,144 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 6,713,873 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
6,713,873 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 6,714,144 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 80,569,728 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 80,566,473 KWD per year, or 6,713,873 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 42954433
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 37448253
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 71310974
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 58413225
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 54085907
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 53782335
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 52371803
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 52370321
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 52090075
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 49351377
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 49152839
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 48943206
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 48349323
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 45966396
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 58614530
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 56398965
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 54974374
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 54803567
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 53297181
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 52371001
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 49550472
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 49055257
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 48824981
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 48342188
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 44316402
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 44314446
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 80566473
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 80565310
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 79761291
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 76541242
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 76541242
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 74124150
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 60427381
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 60427354
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 46924674
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 40292378
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%.