Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
726,279 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 726,008 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
726,008 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 726,279 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 8,715,348 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,712,093 KWD per year, or 726,008 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 4656048
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4057235
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 7841726
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7234746
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 6800601
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 5892716
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 5669208
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 5666348
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 5665480
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5412938
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5319631
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5236945
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5147935
40.9%
11
China
KWD 4802162
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4705060
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4625033
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4552652
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1069855
87.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7714027
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6318800
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5853655
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5819536
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5666456
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5664974
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5636218
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5340569
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5323390
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5301730
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5236695
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4975987
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 8712093
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 8710930
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 8625455
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8279581
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8279581
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8018120
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6536596
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6536569
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5075965
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4365188
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%.