Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
349,267 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 348,996 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
348,996 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 349,267 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 4,191,204 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,187,949 KWD per year, or 348,996 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 3646347
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3415831
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3373919
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3226903
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2451854
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2413073
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2347705
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2255714
46.2%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2226046
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2214436
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2208911
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2176464
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2175782
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2150762
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2119375
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 2098928
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2062500
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 2035860
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 2016325
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1743860
58.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 1568336
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1547901
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1511577
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2244679
46.4%
1
Canada
KWD 1954847
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3769996
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3479707
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3271769
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2834395
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2728515
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2725655
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2724786
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2604199
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2559903
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2522458
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2478736
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2313882
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2266871
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2227237
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2194275
47.7%
15
India
KWD 549261
86.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3709793
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3038795
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2816823
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2799670
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2725763
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2724280
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2711359
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2569531
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2563771
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2553945
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2522209
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2395122
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3049154
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2933998
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2859398
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2850895
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2772787
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2724961
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2577680
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2552193
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2540512
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2515073
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2308213
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2306258
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4187949
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4186786
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4146552
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 3981644
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 3981644
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3855908
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3143488
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3143461
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2441058
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2103116
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%.