Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
314,982 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 314,711 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.1%
99.9%
Net pay
0.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
314,711 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 314,982 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0.02 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0.1% tax rate now rises to 0.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0.1% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 3,779,784 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,776,529 KWD per year, or 314,711 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.1% 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 2025393
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1763658
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3399718
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3138228
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 2950861
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2556275
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2461092
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2458232
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2457363
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2348776
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2308937
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2275606
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2236002
40.8%
11
China
KWD 2087601
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2045145
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2009185
46.8%
14
South Korea
KWD 1979807
47.6%
15
India
KWD 501919
86.7%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3345653
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2740516
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2540657
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2525047
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2458340
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2456857
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2445376
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2317536
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2312814
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2304065
39.0%
10
Chile
KWD 2275357
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2160421
42.8%
12
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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%.