Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
833,734 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 833,463 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
833,463 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 833,734 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 10,004,808 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 10,001,553 KWD per year, or 833,463 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 5343330
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4656452
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 9002240
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 8304998
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 7806380
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 6764391
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 6507357
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 6503629
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 6504497
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6213478
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6106202
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6010621
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 5908704
40.9%
11
China
KWD 5511365
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 5399987
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 5308447
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 5224831
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1218234
87.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 8855304
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7253658
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6719205
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 6680250
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 6504605
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6503123
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6469854
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 6130363
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 6109930
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6084896
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 6010371
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5711579
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 10001553
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 10000390
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 9902020
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 9504568
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 9504568
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 9204423
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 7503691
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 7503664
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 5826959
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 5009918
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%.