Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
333,601 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 333,330 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
333,330 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 333,601 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 4,003,212 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 3,999,957 KWD per year, or 333,330 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 2144480
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1867486
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3600803
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3323673
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3125135
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2707312
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2606320
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2603460
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2602592
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2487487
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2445228
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2409663
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2367822
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2210487
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2165557
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2127601
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2096277
47.6%
15
India
KWD 527629
86.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3543405
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2902501
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2690633
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2674185
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2603568
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2602086
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2589822
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2454386
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2449100
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2439767
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2409414
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2287879
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2912390
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2802404
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2731126
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2723023
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2648431
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2602766
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2462065
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2437734
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2426591
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2402278
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2204818
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2202862
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 3999957
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 3998794
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3960440
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3803051
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3803051
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3682955
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3002494
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3002467
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2331569
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2009120
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%.