Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,046,256 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 1,045,985 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
1,045,985 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 1,046,256 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 12,555,072 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 12,551,817 KWD per year, or 1,045,985 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 10922913
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 10232384
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 10106833
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 9667081
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 7344717
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 7226856
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 7031471
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 6819877
45.7%
8
Switzerland
KWD 6651620
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 6632231
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 6608305
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 6508948
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 6504083
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 6434869
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 6343129
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 6281650
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 6154821
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 6090245
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 6030982
52.0%
19
France
KWD 5198137
58.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 4694742
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 4627478
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 4522570
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 6702621
46.6%
1
Canada
KWD 5841570
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 11297477
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 10421717
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 9795586
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 8488369
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 8165029
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 8162169
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 8161301
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 7796767
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 7661863
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 7540779
39.9%
10
Malaysia
KWD 7413334
41.0%
11
China
KWD 6914010
44.9%
12
Japan
KWD 6774396
46.0%
13
Australia
KWD 6660087
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 6554250
47.8%
15
India
KWD 1511693
88.0%
16
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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%.