Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
366,048 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 365,777 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
365,777 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 366,048 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 4,392,576 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 4,389,321 KWD per year, or 365,777 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 2352011
46.5%
1
Canada
KWD 2048425
53.4%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 3951231
10.1%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 3646846
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 3428839
21.9%
3
Indonesia
KWD 2970522
32.4%
4
Thailand
KWD 2859406
34.9%
5
Pakistan
KWD 2856546
35.0%
6
Vietnam
KWD 2855678
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 2729217
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 2682740
38.9%
9
Taiwan
KWD 2643282
39.8%
10
Malaysia
KWD 2597543
40.9%
11
China
KWD 2424637
44.8%
12
Japan
KWD 2375396
45.9%
13
Australia
KWD 2333964
46.9%
14
South Korea
KWD 2299248
47.7%
15
India
KWD 572433
87.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 3888024
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 3184790
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 2951994
32.8%
3
Panama
KWD 2934086
33.2%
4
Mexico
KWD 2856654
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 2855172
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 2841546
35.3%
7
Peru
KWD 2692871
38.7%
8
Colombia
KWD 2686603
38.8%
9
Uruguay
KWD 2676251
39.1%
10
Chile
KWD 2643032
39.8%
11
Ecuador
KWD 2509997
42.9%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 3195652
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 3074959
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 2996799
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 2987868
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 2905995
33.8%
5
Mozambique
KWD 2855853
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 2701524
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 2674798
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 2662541
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 2635896
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 2418968
44.9%
11
Uganda
KWD 2417012
45.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kuwait
KWD 4389321
0.1%
1
Saudi Arabia
KWD 4388158
0.1%
2
Bahrain
KWD 4345910
1.1%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 4172947
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 4172947
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 4041170
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 3294517
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 3294490
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 2558339
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 2203802
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%.