Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
238,551,048 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 238,550,777 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
238,550,777 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 238,551,048 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 2,862,612,576 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 2,862,609,321 KWD per year, or 238,550,777 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 2490472941
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 2333029249
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 2304403124
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 2204211359
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1674628357
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1647563202
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 1603063674
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 1562096257
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 1514702547
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 1512032605
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 1505738552
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 1482838735
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 1481408842
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 1466279923
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 1445622168
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 1431579124
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 1400646917
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 1387655620
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 1374058584
52.0%
19
France
KWD 1182271887
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 1070043387
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1054018651
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 1030543271
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1525783271
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 1330274692
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 2576349231
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 2375969446
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2232840439
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1935127222
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 0
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1860699546
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 1860702406
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1777207395
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1746196940
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1717575282
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1688918761
41.0%
11
China
KWD 1574445637
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 1542751184
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 1517190564
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 1492251837
47.9%
15
India
KWD 329468348
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%.