Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
15,462,204 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 15,458,949 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
15,458,949 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 15,462,204 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 15,462,204 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 15,458,949 KWD per year, or 1,288,246 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 8252122
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 7192526
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 13685541
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 11210270
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 10382482
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 10323062
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 10051913
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 10050430
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 9998060
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 9473019
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 9438810
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 9399500
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 9284809
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 8824833
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 11248807
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 10823698
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 10549883
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 10517429
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 10228554
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 10051111
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 9509345
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 9414541
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 9370603
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 9277673
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 8507263
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 8505308
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 15458949
0.0%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 15457786
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 15304842
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 14689094
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 14689094
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 14225228
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 11596738
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 11596711
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 9005401
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 7738616
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%.