Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
897,228 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 896,957 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
896,957 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 897,228 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 10,766,736 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 10,763,481 KWD per year, or 896,957 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 5749438
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 5010523
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 9687975
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 8937398
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 8400684
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 7279454
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 7002610
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 6999750
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 6998882
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 6686508
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 6570978
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 6467778
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 6358234
41.0%
11
China
KWD 5930425
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 5810611
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 5712269
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 5622014
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1305909
87.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 9529672
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 7806056
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 7230649
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 7188837
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 6999858
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 6998376
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 6962440
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 6597044
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 6574687
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 6547661
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 6467528
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 6146233
42.9%
12
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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%.