Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
74,420,976 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 74,417,721 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
74,417,721 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 74,420,976 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 74,420,976 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 74,417,721 KWD per year, or 6,201,477 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 39677148
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 34590903
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 66976791
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 61770418
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 58050991
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 50309720
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 48377866
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 48374139
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 48375006
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 46205181
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 45400064
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 44660322
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 43913599
41.0%
11
China
KWD 40940257
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 40115686
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 39449016
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 38804134
47.9%
15
India
KWD 8630614
88.4%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 65868830
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 53955380
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 49958558
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 49678043
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 48375114
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 48373632
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 48114906
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 45585266
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 45402248
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 45208700
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 44660072
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 42458749
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 74417721
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 74416558
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 73674026
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 70699927
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 70699927
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 68467298
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 55815817
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 55815790
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 43343579
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 37218002
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%.