Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
67,848,768 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 67,845,513 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
67,845,513 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 67,848,768 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 67,848,768 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 67,845,513 KWD per year, or 5,653,793 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 36174161
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 31536772
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 61061804
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 56315485
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 52924669
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 45866907
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 44105931
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 44102204
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 44103071
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 42124935
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 41391018
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 40716997
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 40036062
41.0%
11
China
KWD 37325543
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 36573737
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 35965746
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 35378128
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7874349
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 60051894
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 49190529
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 45546963
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 45291094
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 44103179
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 44101697
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 43865974
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 41559789
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 41393358
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 41217004
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 40716747
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 38709534
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 49360032
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 47494293
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 46294545
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 46150770
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 44882266
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 44102377
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 41727082
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 41310100
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 41116232
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 40709612
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 37319874
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 37317918
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 67845513
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 67844350
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 67167541
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 64456330
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 64456330
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 62420867
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 50886661
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 50886634
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 39515860
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 33931898
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%.