Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
333,730 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 333,459 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
333,459 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 333,730 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 4,004,760 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,001,505 KWD per year, or 333,459 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Russia
KWD 3484141
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3263879
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3223832
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3083341
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2342785
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2305766
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2243297
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2153972
46.2%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2127393
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2115956
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2110841
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2079886
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2079297
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2055262
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2025221
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 2005688
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 1971276
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 1945481
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1926832
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1666859
58.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 1498644
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1479253
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1444457
63.9%
23
Show more
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2145305
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1868206
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3602196
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3324958
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3126342
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2708358
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2607326
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2604466
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2603598
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2488448
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2446173
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2410592
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2368736
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2211338
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2166391
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2128422
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2097084
47.6%
15
India
KWD 527807
86.8%
16
Show more
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3544775
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2903623
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2691673
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2675218
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2604574
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2603092
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2590823
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2455334
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2450044
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2440707
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2410342
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2288762
42.9%
12
Show more
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2913516
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2803487
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2732182
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2724076
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2649455
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2603772
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2463017
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2438676
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2427529
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2403207
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2205669
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2203714
45.0%
12
Show more
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4001505
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4000342
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3961973
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3804522
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3804522
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3684379
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3003655
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3003628
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2332471
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2009894
49.8%
10
Show more
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%.