Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,294,240 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 15,290,985 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
15,290,985 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 15,294,240 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 15,294,240 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 15,290,985 KWD per year, or 1,274,249 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 8162598
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 7114472
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13536879
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 11088496
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10269736
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 10210946
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 9942736
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 9941254
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9889472
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9370141
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 9336356
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9297485
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 9184030
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8729015
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 15290985
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 15289822
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 15138558
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 14529528
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 14529528
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 14070701
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11470765
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 11470738
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 8907577
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7654634
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%.