Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
334,100 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 333,829 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
333,829 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 334,100 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 4,009,200 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,005,945 KWD per year, or 333,829 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 2147671
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1870269
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3606192
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3328643
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3129806
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2711360
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2610212
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2607352
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2606484
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2491205
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2448881
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2413256
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2371355
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2213780
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2168784
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2130775
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2099399
47.6%
15
India
KWD 528318
86.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3548705
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2906842
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2694653
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2678182
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2607460
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2605978
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2593693
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2458054
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2452752
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2443403
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2413006
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2291295
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2916746
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2806595
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2735212
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2727096
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2652392
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2606658
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2465748
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2441379
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2430220
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2405871
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2208111
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2206156
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4005945
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4004782
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 3966368
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3808740
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3808740
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3688464
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3006985
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3006958
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2335057
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2012114
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%.