Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
7,737,972 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 7,734,717 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
7,734,717 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 7,737,972 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.01 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 7,737,972 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 7,734,717 KWD per year, or 644,560 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 4135107
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 3603044
53.4%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 6848970
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 5610202
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 5197591
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5167137
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5031162
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5029680
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5004344
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 4741926
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 4727214
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 4708110
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 4650270
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 4418429
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 5629428
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 5416736
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 5279446
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 5263407
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5118974
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5030360
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 4758942
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 4711642
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 4689811
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 4643134
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4258936
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4256980
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 7734717
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 7733554
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 7657853
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 7351073
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 7351073
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 7118934
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 5803564
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 5803537
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 4506731
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 3876500
49.9%
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%.