Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
76,000 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 75,729 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.4%
99.6%
Net pay
0.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
75,729 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 76,000 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.08 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.4% tax rate now rises to 0.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.4% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 912,000 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 908,745 KWD per year, or 75,729 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.4% 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 496864
45.5%
1
Canada
KWD 430988
52.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 818712
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 757967
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 713990
21.7%
3
Indonesia
KWD 617653
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 597032
34.5%
5
Pakistan
KWD 594172
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 593304
34.9%
7
Philippines
KWD 568360
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 559589
38.6%
9
Taiwan
KWD 554936
39.2%
10
Malaysia
KWD 544038
40.4%
11
China
KWD 510320
44.0%
12
Japan
KWD 499615
45.2%
13
Australia
KWD 489259
46.4%
14
South Korea
KWD 484869
46.8%
15
India
KWD 171923
81.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 807432
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 661372
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 615657
32.5%
3
Panama
KWD 610801
33.0%
4
Mexico
KWD 594280
34.8%
5
Argentina
KWD 592798
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 591353
35.2%
7
Colombia
KWD 563535
38.2%
8
Uruguay
KWD 562288
38.4%
9
Peru
KWD 561019
38.5%
10
Chile
KWD 554686
39.2%
11
Ecuador
KWD 524451
42.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 908745
0.4%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 907582
0.5%
2
Bahrain
KWD 900140
1.3%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 866400
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 866400
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 839040
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 684085
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 684058
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 531217
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 463514
49.2%
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%.