Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
8,975,200 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 8,971,945 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
8,971,945 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 8,975,200 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 8,975,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 8,971,945 KWD per year, or 747,662 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 7808424
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 7314788
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 7225036
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 6910580
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 5250492
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 5166478
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 5026743
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 4866341
45.8%
8
Switzerland
KWD 4757402
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 4741343
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 4725293
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 4654574
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 4651500
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 4601201
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 4535293
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 4491377
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 4403241
50.9%
17
Germany
KWD 4354902
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 4312643
52.0%
19
France
KWD 3719650
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 3356589
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 3309369
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 3233816
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 4794549
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 4177989
53.5%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 7944017
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 6507192
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 6028080
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 5992987
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 5835360
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 5833878
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 5804212
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 5499729
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 5481893
38.9%
9
Uruguay
KWD 5459553
39.2%
10
Chile
KWD 5392606
39.9%
11
Ecuador
KWD 5124224
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 6529511
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 6282795
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 6123638
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 6104969
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 5937401
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 5834558
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 5519838
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 5464928
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 5439556
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 5385471
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 4939411
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 4937456
45.0%
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%.