Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
66,857,136 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 66,853,881 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
66,853,881 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 66,857,136 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 66,857,136 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 66,853,881 KWD per year, or 5,571,157 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 35645621
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 31075956
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 60169335
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 55492430
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 52151196
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 45196564
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 43461370
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 43457643
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 43458510
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 41509297
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 40786122
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 40122018
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 39451009
41.0%
11
China
KWD 36780145
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 36039318
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 35440181
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 34861203
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7760242
88.4%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 48638620
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 46800151
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 45617930
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 45476262
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 44226301
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 43457817
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 41117228
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 40706345
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 40515315
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 40114632
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 36774476
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 36772520
45.0%
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%.