Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
672,478 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 672,207 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
672,207 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 672,478 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.01 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 8,069,736 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,066,481 KWD per year, or 672,207 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 4311937
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3757216
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7260675
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6698888
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6297024
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5456282
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5249560
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5246700
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5245832
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5012121
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4925808
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4849578
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4767031
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4447075
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4357122
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4282859
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4216103
47.8%
15
India
KWD 995565
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7142608
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5850731
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5420288
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5388590
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5246808
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5245326
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5218830
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4945132
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4929582
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4909611
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 4849328
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4607688
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 8066481
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8065318
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 7986299
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7666249
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 7666249
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 7424157
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6052387
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6052360
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4699954
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4042382
49.9%
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%.