Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
72,000,500 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 72,000,229 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
72,000,229 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 72,000,500 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 864,006,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 864,002,745 KWD per year, or 72,000,229 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 460525966
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 401514222
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 777603312
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 717125987
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 673927310
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 584069191
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 561604412
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 561605272
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 561608132
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 536405863
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 527046929
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 518411336
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 509760867
41.0%
11
China
KWD 475212020
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 465645440
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 457929079
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 450404448
47.9%
15
India
KWD 99488312
88.5%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 864001582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 864002745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 855363200
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 820805700
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 820805700
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 794885520
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 648004585
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 503205793
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 432010514
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%.