Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
5,851,213 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 5,850,942 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
5,850,942 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 5,851,213 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 70,214,556 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 70,211,301 KWD per year, or 5,850,942 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 37435126
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 32636163
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 63191013
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 58279089
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 54769983
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 47466180
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 45643693
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 45639966
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 45640833
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 43593695
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 42834148
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 42136470
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 41431853
41.0%
11
China
KWD 38626726
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 37848727
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 37219614
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 36611382
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8146581
88.4%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 70211301
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 70210138
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 69509671
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 66703828
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 66703828
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 64597392
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 52661002
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 52660975
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 40893718
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 35114792
50.0%
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%.