Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
339,396 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 339,125 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
339,125 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 339,396 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 4,072,752 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,069,497 KWD per year, or 339,125 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 3543294
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3319293
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3278565
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3135695
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2382560
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2344899
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2281372
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2191075
46.2%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2163370
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2151870
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2146605
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2115106
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2114483
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2090089
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2059557
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 2039691
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2004544
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 1978440
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 1959468
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1694939
58.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 1524059
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1504287
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1468934
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2181545
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1899802
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3663389
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3381392
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3179376
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2754321
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2651521
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2648661
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2647793
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2530660
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2487648
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2451387
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2408850
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2248734
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2203034
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2164458
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2132528
47.6%
15
India
KWD 535631
86.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3604954
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 2952917
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2737312
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2720603
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2648769
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2647287
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2634780
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2496979
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2491518
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2482002
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2451138
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2327549
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 2962980
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2851082
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2778575
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2770324
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2694431
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2647967
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2504832
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2480073
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2468732
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2444002
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2243065
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2241109
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4069497
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4068334
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4029285
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3869114
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3869114
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3746932
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3054649
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3054622
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2372070
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2043890
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%.