Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
356,776 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 356,505 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
356,505 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 356,776 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 4,281,312 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,278,057 KWD per year, or 356,505 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 3724741
13.0%
1
Hungary
KWD 3489269
18.5%
2
Ukraine
KWD 3446456
19.5%
3
Czech Republic
KWD 3296286
23.0%
4
Romania
KWD 2504568
41.5%
5
Poland
KWD 2464934
42.4%
6
Greece
KWD 2398166
44.0%
7
Italy
KWD 2304886
46.2%
8
Switzerland
KWD 2273725
46.9%
9
Luxembourg
KWD 2262031
47.2%
10
Norway
KWD 2256308
47.3%
11
Spain
KWD 2223140
48.1%
12
United Kingdom
KWD 2222412
48.1%
13
Denmark
KWD 2196917
48.7%
14
Netherlands
KWD 2164880
49.4%
15
Sweden
KWD 2143990
49.9%
16
Austria
KWD 2106589
50.8%
17
Germany
KWD 2079540
51.4%
18
Ireland
KWD 2059577
51.9%
19
France
KWD 1781075
58.4%
20
Belgium
KWD 1602019
62.6%
21
Finland
KWD 1581079
63.1%
22
Portugal
KWD 1544016
63.9%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 2292707
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 1996721
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3851093
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3554496
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3342053
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2895308
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2787085
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2784225
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2783357
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2660141
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2614869
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2576523
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2531898
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2363442
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2315432
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2274994
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2241247
47.7%
15
India
KWD 559630
86.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3789546
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3104123
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2877308
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2859817
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2784333
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2782851
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2769614
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2624722
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2618734
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2608673
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2576274
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2446525
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3114708
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 2997074
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2920881
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2912187
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2832394
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2783531
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2633096
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2607055
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2595117
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2569138
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2357773
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2355817
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4278057
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4276894
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4235759
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4067246
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4067246
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 3938807
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3211069
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3211042
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2493538
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2148170
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%.