Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
12,479,896 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 12,479,625 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
12,479,625 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 12,479,896 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 149,758,752 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 149,755,497 KWD per year, or 12,479,625 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 130290114
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 122053383
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 120555795
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 115313915
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 87608870
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 86193748
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 83865532
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 81691925
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 79250203
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 79103215
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 78777441
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 77580454
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 77506988
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 76712789
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 75630987
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 74896427
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 73286606
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 72599729
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 71888748
52.0%
19
France
KWD 61863257
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 55981340
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 55145873
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 53915894
64.0%
23
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Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 134780789
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 124300772
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 116814456
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 101238056
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 97343694
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 97344561
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 97347421
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 92977381
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 91356108
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 89862987
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 88362133
41.0%
11
China
KWD 82376034
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 80717349
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 79378038
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 78076728
47.9%
15
India
KWD 17299746
88.5%
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%.