Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
13,398,840 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 13,395,585 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
13,395,585 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 13,398,840 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 13,398,840 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 13,395,585 KWD per year, or 1,116,299 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 7152349
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 6233672
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 12056868
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 11122045
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 10453725
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 9058756
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 8713478
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8710618
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 8709750
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 8320606
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 8176561
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 8047040
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 7911149
41.0%
11
China
KWD 7378082
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 7229127
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 7107284
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6994095
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1608786
88.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 11859297
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 9714331
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 8997449
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 8945767
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 8710726
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 8709244
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 8664096
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 8209208
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 8180208
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 8146295
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 8046790
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 7647756
42.9%
12
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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%.