Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,777,949,568 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 1,777,946,313 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
1,777,946,313 KWD
Net pay
3,960 KWD
Tax the employer pays
3,255 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
7,215 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 3,960 KWD to pay you 1,777,949,568 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 1,777,949,568 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,777,946,313 KWD per year, or 148,162,193 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 1546816124
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 1449028898
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 1431249402
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 1369020843
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 1040100497
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 1023290831
42.5%
6
Greece
KWD 995652389
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 970195653
45.4%
8
Switzerland
KWD 940774809
47.1%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 939113604
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 935205810
47.4%
11
Spain
KWD 920983297
48.2%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 920095735
48.3%
13
Denmark
KWD 910698176
48.8%
14
Netherlands
KWD 897867349
49.5%
15
Sweden
KWD 889145351
50.0%
16
Austria
KWD 869936926
51.1%
17
Germany
KWD 861865227
51.5%
18
Ireland
KWD 853420340
52.0%
19
France
KWD 734306064
58.7%
20
Belgium
KWD 664597439
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 654645731
63.2%
22
Portugal
KWD 640064588
64.0%
23
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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%.