Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
339,231 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 338,960 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
338,960 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 339,231 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 4,070,772 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,067,517 KWD per year, or 338,960 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2180489
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1898882
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3661607
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3379748
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3177832
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2752983
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2650234
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2647374
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2646506
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2529431
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2486440
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2450199
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2407682
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2247645
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2201967
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2163408
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2131496
47.6%
15
India
KWD 535403
86.9%
16
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2961540
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2849696
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2777224
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2768977
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2693122
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2646680
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2503614
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2478867
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2467532
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2442814
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2241976
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2240020
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4067517
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4066354
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4027325
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3867233
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3867233
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3745110
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3053164
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3053137
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2370917
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2042900
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%.