Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
9,089 KWD
Pension
- 1.27 KWD
Social Security
** - 0.22 KWD
Unemployment
- 0.08 KWD
Total tax
- 1.56 KWD
Net pay
* 9,087 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
9,087 KWD
Net pay
1.90 KWD
Tax the employer pays
1.56 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
3.47 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 1.90 KWD to pay you 9,089 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 18,905,120 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,901,865 KWD per year, or 1,575,155 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.
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 16447454
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 15407673
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 15218622
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 14556618
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 11059495
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10881594
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 10587498
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 10285098
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 10011621
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9986327
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9948431
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9798273
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9790233
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 9687465
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9549903
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9457273
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9261808
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 9168431
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 9079005
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7820707
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 7068383
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6965565
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6808587
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 10087197
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8792463
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16732801
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13706384
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12693539
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12621209
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 12289808
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12288326
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 12223906
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11581805
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11538907
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11490589
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11350558
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10788896
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13753528
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 13233739
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12899071
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12859301
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12506043
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12289006
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11626738
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11510760
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11456969
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11343423
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10400867
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10398912
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 18900702
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 18901865
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 18713329
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 17959864
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 17959864
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 17392710
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 14178925
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 14178898
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 11010590
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9460074
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%.