Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
1,888,632 KWD
Pension
- 2,640 KWD
Social Security
** - 450 KWD
Unemployment
- 165 KWD
Total tax
- 3,255 KWD
Net pay
* 1,885,377 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.2%
99.8%
Net pay
0.2%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
1,885,377 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 1,888,632 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.04 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.2% tax rate now rises to 0.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 1,888,632 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 1,885,377 KWD per year, or 157,115 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.2% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 1017409
46.1%
1
Canada
KWD 884833
53.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 1697681
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 1568572
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 1475763
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 1277856
32.3%
4
Thailand
KWD 1231843
34.8%
5
Pakistan
KWD 1228983
34.9%
6
Vietnam
KWD 1228114
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 1174686
37.8%
8
New Zealand
KWD 1155335
38.8%
9
Taiwan
KWD 1140915
39.6%
10
Malaysia
KWD 1120241
40.7%
11
China
KWD 1047468
44.5%
12
Japan
KWD 1025949
45.7%
13
Australia
KWD 1006874
46.7%
14
South Korea
KWD 993975
47.4%
15
India
KWD 284304
85.0%
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%.