Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
677,954 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 677,683 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
677,683 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 677,954 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 8,135,448 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,132,193 KWD per year, or 677,683 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 4346962
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3787753
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7319816
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 6753429
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6348279
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5500704
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5292273
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5289413
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5288545
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5052917
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 4965892
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 4889005
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 4805800
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4483217
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4392536
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4317686
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4250358
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1003126
87.7%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5918592
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5694969
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5550654
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5533770
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5381905
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5288719
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5003390
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4953645
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4930677
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4881620
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4477548
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4475592
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 8132193
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8131030
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8051354
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7728676
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 7728676
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 7484612
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6101671
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6101644
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4738225
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4075238
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%.