Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
3,323,060 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 3,322,789 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
3,322,789 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 3,323,060 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 39,876,720 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 39,873,465 KWD per year, or 3,322,789 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 34692746
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 32499527
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 32100760
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 30704750
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 23327881
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 22951693
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 22331594
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 21729300
45.5%
8
Switzerland
KWD 21108323
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 21063526
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 20979492
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 20661562
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 20643036
48.2%
13
Denmark
KWD 20429454
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 20140561
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 19945050
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 19522910
51.0%
17
Germany
KWD 19334414
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 19145373
52.0%
19
France
KWD 16481978
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 14907546
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 14687308
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 14358363
64.0%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 21265059
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 18538049
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 35886960
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 33098685
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 31106471
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 26957803
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 25924100
35.0%
5
Vietnam
KWD 25920372
35.0%
6
Pakistan
KWD 25921240
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 24758956
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 24328068
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 23933768
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 23532833
41.0%
11
China
KWD 21940916
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 21498807
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 21140561
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 20796667
47.9%
15
India
KWD 4655600
88.3%
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%.