Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,185,156 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,184,885 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
7,184,885 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 7,185,156 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 86,221,872 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 86,218,617 KWD per year, or 7,184,885 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 45967026
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 40074827
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 77597597
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 71565161
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 67255690
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 58287126
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 56044721
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 56045589
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 56048449
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 53531570
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 52598611
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 51740859
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 50876009
41.0%
11
China
KWD 47430750
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 46475523
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 45703491
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 44955786
47.9%
15
India
KWD 9988546
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 76313579
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 62511029
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 57879909
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 57555141
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 56045697
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 56044215
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 55744186
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 52813315
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 52600511
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 52376092
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 51740610
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 49190747
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 62726465
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 60355466
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 58830973
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 58648155
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 57036074
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 56044895
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 53026541
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 52496565
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 52250113
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 51733474
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 47425081
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 47423125
45.0%
12
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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%.