Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
99,888 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 99,617 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.3%
99.7%
Net pay
0.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
99,617 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 99,888 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.06 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.3% tax rate now rises to 0.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,198,656 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,195,401 KWD per year, or 99,617 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.3% 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 1042831
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 976905
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 964918
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 922641
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 701214
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 690727
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 671878
44.0%
7
Switzerland
KWD 642599
46.4%
8
Norway
KWD 634830
47.0%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 633772
47.1%
10
United Kingdom
KWD 627138
47.7%
11
Spain
KWD 626324
47.8%
12
Italy
KWD 622681
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 617931
48.5%
14
Netherlands
KWD 608138
49.3%
15
Sweden
KWD 602372
49.8%
16
Austria
KWD 598290
50.1%
17
Germany
KWD 585222
51.2%
18
Ireland
KWD 579902
51.6%
19
France
KWD 507938
57.6%
20
Belgium
KWD 449725
62.5%
21
Finland
KWD 446045
62.8%
22
Portugal
KWD 434260
63.8%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 649651
45.8%
1
Canada
KWD 564198
52.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1076703
10.2%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 995892
16.9%
2
Singapore
KWD 937581
21.8%
3
Indonesia
KWD 811432
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 783358
34.7%
5
Pakistan
KWD 780498
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 779630
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 746325
37.7%
8
New Zealand
KWD 734449
38.7%
9
Taiwan
KWD 726930
39.4%
10
Malaysia
KWD 713162
40.5%
11
China
KWD 667981
44.3%
12
Japan
KWD 654102
45.4%
13
Australia
KWD 641187
46.5%
14
South Korea
KWD 634299
47.1%
15
India
KWD 204908
82.9%
16
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 1195401
0.3%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 1194238
0.4%
2
Bahrain
KWD 1183930
1.2%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 1138723
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 1138723
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 1102764
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 899077
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 899050
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 698168
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 606842
49.4%
10
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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%.