Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
771,883 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 771,612 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
771,612 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 771,883 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 9,262,596 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,259,341 KWD per year, or 771,612 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 4947731
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4311543
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 8334249
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 7688962
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7227454
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 6262656
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 6024919
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 6021191
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 6022059
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 5752688
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 5653453
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 5565294
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5470806
40.9%
11
China
KWD 5103148
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 4999988
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 4915075
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 4837925
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1132827
87.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8198386
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6715554
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6220995
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 6184824
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 6022167
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6020685
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5990014
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5675759
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5657198
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5634106
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5565044
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5288173
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 9259341
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9258178
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 9167230
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8799466
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8799466
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8521588
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 6947032
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 6947005
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5394687
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4638812
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%.