Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,540,096 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 18,536,841 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
18,536,841 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 18,540,096 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 18,540,096 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 18,536,841 KWD per year, or 1,544,737 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 16129884
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 15110178
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 14924777
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 14275550
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 10845956
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 10671506
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 10383085
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 10085904
45.6%
8
Switzerland
KWD 9818475
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 9793521
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 9756428
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 9609190
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 9601333
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 9500494
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 9365566
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 9274727
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 9083207
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 8991485
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 8903793
52.0%
19
France
KWD 7669952
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 6931938
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 6831164
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 6677178
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 9892639
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 8622835
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 16409725
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 13441742
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 12448517
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 12377555
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 12052542
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 12051060
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 11987918
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 11358227
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 11316251
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 11268888
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 11131544
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 10580662
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 13487973
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 12978223
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 12650006
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 12611011
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 12264579
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 12051741
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 11402249
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 11288515
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 11235769
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 11124408
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 10200104
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 10198148
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 18535678
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 18536841
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 18351955
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 17613091
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 17613091
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 17056888
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 13905157
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 13905130
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 10797996
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 9277562
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%.