Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,587,840 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 7,587,569 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
7,587,569 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 7,587,840 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 91,054,080 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 91,050,825 KWD per year, or 7,587,569 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 48542592
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 42320373
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 81946584
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 75575894
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 71024812
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 61553698
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 59185657
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 59186524
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 59189384
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 56531566
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 55546258
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 54640184
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 53726964
41.0%
11
China
KWD 50088464
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 49079737
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 48264561
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 47474753
47.9%
15
India
KWD 10544589
88.4%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 91049662
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 91050825
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 90140799
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 86501376
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 86501376
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 83769754
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 68290645
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 68290618
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 53030865
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 45534554
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%.