Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
68,040,003 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 68,036,748 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
68,036,748 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 68,040,003 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 68,040,003 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 68,036,748 KWD per year, or 5,669,729 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 36276089
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 31625639
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 61233915
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 56474210
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 53073832
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 45996182
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 44230234
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 44226506
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 44227374
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 42243660
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 41507671
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 40831738
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 40148889
41.0%
11
China
KWD 37430722
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 36676799
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 36067101
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 35477816
47.9%
15
India
KWD 7896355
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 60221152
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 49329174
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 45675329
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 45418743
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 44227482
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 44226000
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 43989607
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 41676920
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 41510007
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 41333152
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 40831488
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 38818627
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 49499155
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 47628157
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 46425030
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 46280848
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 45008768
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 44226680
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 41844691
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 41426534
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 41232118
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 40824353
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 37425053
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 37423097
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 68036748
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 68035585
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 67356863
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 64638003
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 64638003
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 62596803
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 51030087
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 51030060
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 39627237
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 34027515
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%.