Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
321,110 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 320,839 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
320,839 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 321,110 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 3,853,320 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,850,065 KWD per year, or 320,839 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.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2064587
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1797831
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3465900
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3199263
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3008219
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2605985
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2508890
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2506030
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2505162
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2394429
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2353794
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2319728
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2279387
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2128046
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2084775
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2048159
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2018141
47.6%
15
India
KWD 510381
86.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3410739
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2793829
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2590018
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2574132
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2506138
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2504656
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2492917
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2362577
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2357669
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2348728
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2319478
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2202371
42.8%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2803343
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2697479
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2628851
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2621066
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2549277
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2505336
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2369881
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2346472
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2335759
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2312343
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2122377
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2120422
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3850065
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3848902
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3812047
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3660654
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3660654
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3545054
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2890075
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2890048
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2244271
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1934174
49.8%
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%.