Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,056,053 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,055,782 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
7,055,782 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 7,056,053 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 84,672,636 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 84,669,381 KWD per year, or 7,055,782 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 45141283
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 39354890
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 74942380
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 61387833
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 56839984
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 56521026
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 55038693
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 55037211
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 54742605
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 51864408
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 51655515
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 51435148
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 50811068
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 48306962
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 84669381
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 84668218
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 83823170
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 80439004
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 80439004
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 77898825
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 63504562
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 63504535
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 49314249
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 42343832
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%.