Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,410,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,409,729 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
7,409,729 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 7,410,000 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 88,920,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 88,916,745 KWD per year, or 7,409,729 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 47405128
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 41328657
53.5%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 64689353
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 62244155
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 60671974
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 60483422
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 58820886
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 57798678
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 54685890
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 54139320
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 53885146
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 53352351
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 48909051
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 48907096
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 88915582
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 88916745
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 88028060
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 84474000
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 84474000
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 81806400
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 66690085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 66690058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 51787956
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 44467514
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%.