Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
785,772 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 785,501 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
785,501 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 785,772 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 9,429,264 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 9,426,009 KWD per year, or 785,501 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 5036565
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4388994
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8345901
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6836389
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6332871
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 6296075
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 6130502
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6129019
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6097765
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5777843
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5758862
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5735334
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5665045
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5383252
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 9426009
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 9424846
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 9332232
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 8957801
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 8957801
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 8674923
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 7072033
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 7072006
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5491756
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 4722146
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%.