Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
323,601 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 323,330 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
323,330 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 323,601 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 3,883,212 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,879,957 KWD per year, or 323,330 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 2080520
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1811722
53.3%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3492803
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3224073
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3031535
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2626192
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2528320
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2525460
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2524592
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2412987
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2372028
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2337663
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2297023
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2144487
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2100885
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2064001
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2033723
47.6%
15
India
KWD 513820
86.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3437195
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2815501
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2610083
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2594085
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2525568
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2524086
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2512242
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2380886
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2375903
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2366883
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2337414
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2219423
42.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3879957
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3878794
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3841640
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3689051
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3689051
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3572555
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 2912494
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 2912467
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2261680
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 1949120
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%.